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twitter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of twitter

1 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.
Synonyms of twitter

dither, fluster, fret, fuss, huff, lather, pother, stew, swelter, swivet, tizzy
Words Related to twitter

bother, dudgeon, pique

alarm (also alarum), hand-wringing, panic

ado, agitation, delirium, distraction, furor, hysteria, uproar

nervous breakdown
2 an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
  • the sort of lame double entendres that invariably provoke twitters among the immature
Synonyms of twitter

belly laugh, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, titter
Words Related to twitter

crow, whoop

grin, simper, smile, smirk
Near Antonyms of twitter

cry, groan, moan, sob, wail

face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

twitter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of twitter

1 to engage in casual or rambling conversation
  • a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter
Synonyms of twitter

babble, blab, cackle, chat, chatter, converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, visit
Words Related to twitter

gossip, tattle

descant, discuss, expatiate

yak (also yack), yammer, yap
Phrases Synonymous with twitter

blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak
2 to make a short sharp sound like a small bird
  • His two-way radio twittered as he answered it.
Synonyms of twitter

cheep, chirp, chirrup, chitter, peep, pip, pipe, tweet
Words Related to twitter

cackle, chatter, jabber

sing, trill, warble
3 to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
  • The class twittered at her jokes.
Synonyms of twitter

break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, titter
Words Related to twitter

grin, smile
Phrases Synonymous with twitter

split one's sides
Near Antonyms of twitter

bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

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