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noun

Definition of twitternext
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as in huff
a state of nervous or irritated concern our grandmother gets all in a twitter if she doesn't get her weekly phone call right on time

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as in laughter
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement the sort of lame double entendres that invariably provoke twitters among the immature

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twitter

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verb

ˈtwi-tər How to pronounce twitter (audio)
1
as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

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as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous

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Recent Examples of twitter
Verb
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 It was specially recorded within an ancestral forest in the UK, and the sound of birds twittering is known to offer relief from burnout, mental fatigue and stress. — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Some high-tech ones these days are designed to emit light mimicking sunrise, waking users gently with a soft glow and relaxing sounds such as birds twittering or the lilt of a flute. — Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 June 2024 Flocks of birds in nearby trees twitter and shriek, and a metallic screech rings out from the adjacent machine shop, one of the first buildings to get electricity. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2015 See All Example Sentences for twitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
  1. huff
  2. laughter
  3. chat
  4. chirp
  5. laugh
  6. panic
  7. chuckle
  8. talk
Noun
  • Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
  • Not everyone feels the same way, however, and some progressive parents and staff are in a huff.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2026
Definition of huff
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  • The couple were once again photographed in deep laughter with Clooney at the 64th annual Berlinale International Film Festival in 2014.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • At the end of it all, there was laughter, joy and applause cascading from every corner of Miami Stadium.
    — Sergio Gonzalez, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of laughter
Verb
  • Stay connected with friends, keep the group chat alive and find something else to look forward to.
    — Maria Santana, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • Between the initial conversation and the delivery, the AI is always available via text or chat to deal with anything from adding delivery instructions to double-checking order details to even rescheduling a delivery.
    — Satish Natarajan, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of chat
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  • As totality nears, the light around you changes timbre, shadows sharpen, birds stop chirping and crickets start singing as if night is falling.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • Djokovic chirped back at the crowd during the match, and in his on-court interview afterwards, was asked about the atmosphere.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of chirp
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  • After handing Powell her order, Thomas said, laughing, that moments like that had become common since opening the storefront.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • This episode is classic Family Guy, boasting a memorable cameo from Playboy guru Hugh Hefner, plenty of cutaway comedy, and even more cultural references that will leave you laughing.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • There isn’t at the moment, and that is leading to eye-popping unaffordability for renters (not historically the case in Chicago, unlike New York), which is causing panic and leading to all of these calls for more regulations.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
  • As dog owners, few things trigger a spike of panic like watching your pup bolt into the brush and realizing your phone has dropped to zero bars.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
Definition of panic
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  • The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • And while most of the film is unrelentingly grim, its few stabs at dark humor — most notably the punchlines about the grandmother’s faulty memory — didn’t garner a chuckle from me.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Definition of chuckle
Verb
  • But our readers cannot get a full view of the community when people are too afraid to talk.
    — Annabelle Garland, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
  • OpenAI is adding its latest, most-advanced voice capabilities to the ChatGPT desktop app, allowing users to talk to their computers and ask the AI to complete tasks in a stream-of-consciousness, hands-free manner.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Definition of talk

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