Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chelp
Participle: chelped
Gerund: chelping
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chelp |
| you | chelp |
| he;she;it | chelps |
| we | chelp |
| you | chelp |
| they | chelp |
Perfect
| I | have chelped |
| you | have chelped |
| he;she;it | has chelped |
| we | have chelped |
| you | have chelped |
| they | have chelped |
Past
| I | chelped |
| you | chelped |
| he;she;it | chelped |
| we | chelped |
| you | chelped |
| they | chelped |
Pluperfect
| I | had chelped |
| you | had chelped |
| he;she;it | had chelped |
| we | had chelped |
| you | had chelped |
| they | had chelped |
Future
| I | will chelp |
| you | will chelp |
| he;she;it | will chelp |
| we | will chelp |
| you | will chelp |
| they | will chelp |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chelped |
| you | will have chelped |
| he;she;it | will have chelped |
| we | will have chelped |
| you | will have chelped |
| they | will have chelped |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chelp |
| you | chelp |
| he;she;it | chelp |
| we | chelp |
| you | chelp |
| they | chelp |
Perfect
| I | have chelped |
| you | have chelped |
| he;she;it | have chelped |
| we | have chelped |
| you | have chelped |
| they | have chelped |
Imperfect
| I | chelped |
| you | chelped |
| he;she;it | chelped |
| we | chelped |
| you | chelped |
| they | chelped |
Pluperfect
| I | had chelped |
| you | had chelped |
| he;she;it | had chelped |
| we | had chelped |
| you | had chelped |
| they | had chelped |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chelp |
| you | would chelp |
| he;she;it | would chelp |
| we | would chelp |
| you | would chelp |
| they | would chelp |
Perfect
| I | would have chelped |
| you | would have chelped |
| he;she;it | would have chelped |
| we | would have chelped |
| you | would have chelped |
| they | would have chelped |
Imperative
| you | chelp |
| we | Let's chelp |
| you | chelp |
Verbs conjugated like 'chelp'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chelp'
cheap,
cheep,
help,
whelp,
cell,
chalk,
champ,
chap,
cheat,
check,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to talk about someone else's private or personal business
- blab, clepe, dish, dish the dirt, gossip, jaunder, labrish, shoot the shit, talk out of turn, tattle, tell tales out of school, tittle-tattle
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Probably of imitative origin; perhaps from ch(irp) + (y)elp.
Sample Sentences
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He's not here so we are chelping in the staffroom and ignoring the to-do list on the board.
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1820, John Clare, “My Mary” in Poems Descriptive of Rural Life and Scenery, London: Taylor and Hessey, p. 87,
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Who’s laugh’d at too by every whelp,
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For failings which she cannot help?
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But silly fools will laugh and chelp,
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My Mary.
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The teacher got angry at all her chelping.