Definition of twitter
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Examples of twitter in a Sentence
The birds were twittering in the trees.
A robin twittered its morning song.
What are those people twittering about?
Origin and Etymology of twitter
Middle English twiteren; akin to Old High German zwizzirōn to twitter
First Known Use: 14th century
Definition of twitter
Examples of twitter in a Sentence
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
1678
First Known Use of twitter
1678
TWITTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of twitter for English Language Learners
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: to make fast and usually high sounds
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: to talk in a quick and informal way about unimportant things
Definition of twitter for English Language Learners
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: the short, high sounds that birds make
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: a light, silly laugh
TWITTER Defined for Kids
Definition of twitter for Students
twittered
;twittering
1 : to make a series of chirping noises
2 : to talk in a chattering fashion
Definition of twitter for Students
1 : the chirping of birds
2 : a light chattering or laughing
3 : a nervous upset state We were all of a twitter.
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