Synonyms of twitter

twitter 1 of 2

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huff
• panic
• fuss
• sweat
• fret
• stew
• tizzy
• lather
• swivet
• dither
• pother
• fluster
• swelter
• hysteria
• delirium
• dudgeon
• alarm
• agitation
• pique
• bother
• uproar
• ado
• hand-wringing
• nervous breakdown
• furor
• distraction

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughter
• chuckle
• laugh
• giggle
• snicker
• belly laugh
• smile
• titter
• guffaw
• smirk
• grin
• chortle
• snigger
• cackle
• hee-haw
• cachinnation
• crow
• horselaugh
• boffola
• whoop
• boff
• simper

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cry
• sob
• wail
• moan
• groan
• mouth
• face
• frown
• scowl
• grimace
• pout
• lower

twitter

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verb

ˈtwi-tər 

1

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• chatter
• jabber
• babble
• blab
• natter
• patter
• rattle
• prate
• gossip
• jaw
• prattle
• rap
• kibitz
• gabble
• gab
• schmooze
• chin
• discuss
• run on
• visit
• palaver
• blow smoke
• cackle
• gas
• chew the fat
• shoot the breeze
• chaffer
• talk a blue streak
• tattle
• expatiate
• yammer
• yap
• yak
• descant

2

as in to chirp

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chirp
• tweet
• peep
• pipe
• jargon
• chirrup
• cheep
• chitter
• pip
• chatter
• sing
• jabber
• trill
• cackle
• warble

3

as in to laugh

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laugh
• giggle
• chuckle
• scream
• smile
• roar
• titter
• crack up
• grin
• snicker
• chortle
• cackle
• hee-haw
• break up
• split one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cry
• sob
• weep
• squall
• bawl
• blubber
• wail
• howl
• whine
• bleat
• whimper
• moan
• yowl
• groan
• sniffle
• sigh
• snivel
• pule

Example Sentences

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