chittered; chittering; chitters
Examples of chitter in a Sentence
the chittering birds outside were driving the cat crazy
the cell phone chittered in his pocket
Recent Examples on the Web
In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Where birds and frogs and rodents once chirped and croaked and chittered, the forest is silent, save for the sounds of passing cars.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Much of the internet chittering around TTPD has been over which songs are about Healy vs. which are about Taylor Swift’s other recent ex, Joe Alwyn.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Spooky season has long tapped into humans' deepest fears, and the creepy, crawling, and chittering creatures can make even the strongest of us shudder with disgust, especially in numbers.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Squirrels chittered at us loudly from the windblown trees.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
Having punctured the small air cell inside the egg’s membrane with their budding beak, the proto-owlets inflate their lungs and start chittering.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2023
Last month, a crowd gathered at the range to listen for the song of the Florida grasshopper sparrow—a faint chittering noise that evokes an insect’s buzz, giving the bird its name.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
In early 2020, Daniel Bachman stood at the edge of a creek in Falmouth, Virginia, recording the sounds of the insects chittering and buzzing around him.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
Where birds and frogs and rodents once chirped and croaked and chittered, the forest is silent, save for the sounds of passing cars.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
Much of the internet chittering around TTPD has been over which songs are about Healy vs. which are about Taylor Swift’s other recent ex, Joe Alwyn.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
Spooky season has long tapped into humans' deepest fears, and the creepy, crawling, and chittering creatures can make even the strongest of us shudder with disgust, especially in numbers.
—Sarah Sprague, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2023
Squirrels chittered at us loudly from the windblown trees.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
Having punctured the small air cell inside the egg’s membrane with their budding beak, the proto-owlets inflate their lungs and start chittering.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2023
Last month, a crowd gathered at the range to listen for the song of the Florida grasshopper sparrow—a faint chittering noise that evokes an insect’s buzz, giving the bird its name.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
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“Chitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitter. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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