chipper up

verb

To make or become more chipper; to cheer up.

Meanings

verbchipper up (third-person singular simple present chippers up, present participle chippering up, simple past and past participle chippered up)

present singular third person chippers up · participle present chippering up · participle past chippered up · past chippered up

  1. ambitransitiveinformalTo make or become more chipper; to cheer up.
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Chicago

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