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

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. getjirp زقْزَقَه цвъртене cvrlikání kvidren das Gezwitscher τιτίβισμα gorjeo vidin جیک جیک sirkutus pépiement צִיוּץ चहचहाहट cvrkut csicsergés bunyi mencicit kvak, tíst cinguettio さえずり (작은 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 sirkuttaa 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