twitter

twit·ter  (twtr)

v. twit·tered, twit·ter·ing, twit·ters

v.intr.

1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.

2.

a. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner: twittering over office gossip.

b. To giggle nervously; titter.

3. To tremble with nervous agitation or excitement.

v.tr.

To utter or say with a twitter: twittered a greeting.

n.

1.

a. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.

b. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.

2. Agitation or excitement; flutter.

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[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]

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twitter·er n.

twitter·y adj.

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twitter [ˈtwɪtə]

vb

1. (intr) (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds

2. (intr) to talk or move rapidly and tremulously

3. (intr) to giggle her schoolmates twittered behind their desks

4. (tr) to utter in a chirping way

n

1. a twittering sound, esp of a bird

2. the act of twittering

3. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter)

[of imitative origin]

twitterer  n

twittery  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twitter - a series of chirps                   chirrup sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds chitter cheep, chirp, chirrup, peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes"

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twitter

verb

1. chirrup, whistle, chatter, trill, chirp, warble, cheep, tweet There were birds twittering in the trees.

2. chatter, chat, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), gossip, babble, gab (informal), prattle, natter, jabber, blather, prate They were twittering excitedly about their new dresses.

noun

chirrup, call, song, cry, whistle, chatter, trill, chirp, warble, cheep, tweet She would waken to the twitter of birds

Translations

twitter [ˈtwɪtəʳ]

A. N [of bird] → pío m
to be all of a twitter be in a twitter → estar or andar agitado or nervioso

B. VI [bird] → piar; [person] → hablar nerviosamente

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twitter [ˈtwɪtə^r]

vi

[birds] → gazouiller

[person] → jacasser
to twitter about sth → jacasser à propos de qch

n [birds] → gazouillement m

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twitter

vi (lit, fig) → zwitschern

vt → zwitschern

n

(of birds) → Zwitschern nt, → Gezwitscher nt

(inf) to be all of a twitter → ganz aufgeregt or aufgelöst sein

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twitter [ˈtwɪtəʳ]

1. n (of bird) → cinguettio
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione

2. vi (bird) → cinguettare; (person) → cicalare

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twitter [ˈtwɪtəʳ]

1. n (of bird) → cinguettio
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione

2. vi (bird) → cinguettare; (person) → cicalare

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twitter

n twitter [ˈtwitə]

a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds He could hear the twitter of sparrows. getjirp زقْزَقَه цвъртене cvrlikání kvidren das Gezwitscher τιτίβισμα gorjeo vidin جیک جیک viserrys pépiement צִיוּץ चहचहाहट cvrkut csicsergés bunyi mencicit kvak, tíst cinguettio さえずり (새의) 지저귐 čiulbėjimas, čirškimas, čirenimas čivināšana ciak getjilp kvitring, småsnakking świergot gorjeio ciripit щебет(ание) čvirikanie, štebotanie ščebet cvrkut kvitter เสียงเพลงแหลมสูง (นกหรือสัตว์เล็ก ๆ cıvıldama 嘁嘁喳喳(的叫聲) щебетання, цвірінькання چوں چوں کي آواز tiếng hót líu lo 嘁嘁喳喳（的叫声）

v

to make such a noise. tjirp يُزَقْزِق цвърча cvrlikat kvidre zwitschern τιτιβίζω gorjear vidistama جیک جیک کردن visertää pépier לְצַייֵץ चहचहाना cvrkutati csicsereg cicitan kvaka, tísta cinguettare さえずる 지저귀다 čiulbėti, čirkšti, čirenti čivināt menciak tjilpen kvitre, småsnakke ćwierkać gorjear a ciripi щебетать čvirikať, štebotať ščebetati cvrkutati kvittra ร้องหรือพูดด้วยเสียงแหลมสูง cıvıldamak (鳥)吱吱地叫 щебетати, цвірінькати چوں چوں کرنا hót líu lo （鸟）吱吱地叫