csicseregni

Csicseregni is a Hungarian verb meaning to chirp or to twitter, especially in reference to birds. It describes the high-pitched, rapid sounds produced by small songbirds, typically heard in spring mornings. The infinitive form is csicseregni. The related noun csicseregés denotes the act or sound of chirping. The word is onomatopoeic, reflecting the sound it names, and it is used intransitively, with the birds or landscape as the usual subject.

Csicseregni conjugates like other Hungarian -ni verbs and is commonly used to describe natural soundscapes in everyday language and in literature. In ordinary speech one may say that a madarak csicseregnek a kertben (the birds are chirping in the garden), or, more briefly, that csicseregnek.

Beyond its literal sense, csicseregni can be used metaphorically to describe lively or high-pitched human voices, such as crowded conversations or festive chatter, though this usage is more stylistic and context-dependent. The term appears in nature writing, poetry, and travel literature as a compact way to evoke springlike soundscapes, linking sound, place, and mood in a single verb.