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twitter

1 twitter /ˈtwɪtɚ/ verb
twitters; twittered; twittering
1 twitter
/ˈtwɪtɚ/
verb
twitters; twittered; twittering
Learner's definition of TWITTER
: to make fast and usually high sounds吱吱地叫
[no object]
[+ object]
[no object] : to talk in a quick and informal way about unimportant things叽叽喳喳地说
2 twitter /ˈtwɪtɚ/ noun
plural twitters
2 twitter
/ˈtwɪtɚ/
noun
plural twitters
Learner's definition of TWITTER
[count]
: the short, high sounds that birds make鸟儿的啾啾声
: a light, silly laugh咯咯的笑声

in a twitter

informal
: very nervous or excited about something.紧张;兴奋
see also atwitter
BNC: 26239 COCA: 29161

twitter

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verb

twit·​ter ˈtwi-tər How to pronounce twitter (audio)
twittered; twittering; twitters

intransitive verb

1
: to utter successive chirping noises
2
a
: to talk in a chattering fashion
b
3
: to tremble with agitation : flutter

transitive verb

1
: to utter in chirps or twitters
the robin twittered its morning song
2
: to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter

twitter

2 of 2

noun

1
: a small tremulous intermittent sound (as of birds)
2
a
: a light silly laugh : giggle
b
: a light chattering
3
: a trembling agitation : quiver
twittery adjective

Example Sentences

Verb The birds were twittering in the trees. A robin twittered its morning song. What are those people twittering about? Noun The twitter of songbirds filled the air. our grandmother gets all in a twitter if she doesn't get her weekly phone call right on time
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Yet the roosters crow, the church bell sounds the hour, a dog barks somewhere, spring birds twitter in song. Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books, 12 Apr. 2020 Its title alluded to the loss of twittering birds from natural habitats because of indiscriminate pesticide use, and the treatise spawned the modern conservation movement. Jim Daley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2019 Unable to figure it out, the politicians have turned themselves into twittering mice on the floors of Parliament and Congress. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019 The orchestra plays with extremes to create tension, setting high, twittering woodwinds against groaning brass. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2018 There, water gurgled in a fountain, a bird twittered in a cage, and the smell of Chinese herbs filled the air. Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED, 8 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English twiteren; akin to Old High German zwizzirōn to twitter

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun

1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of twitter was in the 14th century
BNC: 26239 COCA: 29161

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