щебета́ть

verb, imperfective

Very rarely used word (top 20,000)

Examples

Ты слы́шал, как щебе́чут пти́цы?Did you hear the birds chirping?

Вы слы́шали, как щебе́чут пти́цы?Did you hear the birds chirping?

Он шёл через лес. Над ним весело щебета́ли пти́цы.He walked through the forest. Above him, the birds chirped merrily.

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты	щебечи́
вы	щебечи́те

Active present	щебе́чущий	chirping, twittering, chattering, babbling
Active past	щебета́вший	chirping (past), twittering (past), that chirped, that was chirping, that had chirped
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	щебеча́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	щебетав щебетавши	while doing (past)