twittered; twittering; twitters
1
: to utter successive chirping noises
birds twittering in the trees
2
3
: to tremble with agitation : flutter
a hand twittering
1
: to utter in chirps or twitters
the robin twittered its morning song
2
: to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter
twittered his upraised fingers for attention
1
: a small tremulous intermittent sound (as of birds)
2
a
: a light silly laugh : giggle
twitters from the back of the classroom
b
: a light chattering
3
: a trembling agitation : quiver
Examples of twitter in a Sentence
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
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Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
And people were twittering on TikTok, Instagram and other social media accounts about the night before when something in the evening sky freaked the system out.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Like an ancient cyborg culling through the ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet (twitter, derogatory), Joyce Carol Oates recently fired her full-power death ray at aspiring trillionaire Elon Musk, whose childish attempts to justify his riches prompted this, from JCO (who will never stop tweeting).
—Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path.
—Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
And people were twittering on TikTok, Instagram and other social media accounts about the night before when something in the evening sky freaked the system out.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twitter. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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twit·ter
ˈtwit-ər 
1
: to make a series of chirping sounds
2
: to talk in a chattering fashion
3
: to make or become very nervous and upset
1
: a nervous upset state
2
: the chirping of birds
3
: a light chattering
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