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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

Verb

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

2. to talk rapidly and nervously in a high-pitched voice: novelists who twittered about how much they admired him

Noun

1. the act or sound of twittering

2. in a twitter in a state of nervous excitement [imitative]

twittering 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

verb 2. chatter, chat, rabbit (on) Brit. (informal) gossip, babble, gab (informal) prattle, natter, jabber, blather, prate

noun 3. chirrup, call, song, cry, whistle, chatter, trill, chirp, warble, cheep, tweet

Translations

twitter

n twitter [ˈtwitə]

a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds He could hear the twitter of sparrows.getjirpزقْزَقَهцвъртенеcvrlikáníkvidrendas Gezwitscherτιτίβισμαgorjeovidinجیک جیکsirkutuspépiementצִיוּץचहचहाहटcvrkutcsicsergésbunyi mencicitkvak, tístcinguettioさえずり(작은 새의) 지저귐čiulbėjimas, čirškimas, čirenimasčivināšanaciakgetjilpkvitring, småsnakkingświergotgorjeiociripitщебет(ание)čvirikanie, štebotanieščebetcvrkutkvitterเสียงเพลงแหลมสูง (นกหรือสัตว์เล็ก ๆcıvıldama嘁嘁喳喳(的叫聲)щебетання, цвіріньканняچوں چوں کي آوازtiếng hót líu lo嘁嘁喳喳（的叫声）

v

to make such a noise. tjirpيُزَقْزِقцвърчаcvrlikatkvidrezwitschernτιτιβίζωgorjearvidistamaجیک جیک کردنsirkuttaapépierלְצַייֵץचहचहानाcvrkutaticsicseregcicitankvaka, tístacinguettareさえずる지저귀다čiulbėti, čirkšti, čirentičivinātmenciaktjilpenkvitre, småsnakkećwierkaćgorjeara ciripiщебетатьčvirikať, štebotaťščebetaticvrkutatikvittraร้องหรือพูดด้วยเสียงแหลมสูงcıvıldamak(鳥)吱吱地叫щебетати, цвірінькатиچوں چوں کرناhót líu lo（鸟）吱吱地叫