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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of twitter
Verb
Birds twittered and flitted through towering trees as bicyclists pedaled nearby. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024 One of the most beloved of the songbirds, bluebirds can be identified by their bright blue and copper feathers, as well as their calls, which are cheerful and warbling tweeting and twittering sounds. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023 Spring has been unusually noisy here in New England, more Stravinsky than twittering Vivaldi. Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 11 Apr. 2023 But all that is outside the comfortable quarters where Nora passes her days, twittering to her husband. Chloe Schama, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for twitter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
Noun
  • Getty Images To date, the post has amassed more than 900 comments from TikTok viewers, many of them poking fun at the golden retriever mother's annoyed expression and shallow huffs.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
  • The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.
    Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bailey could be seen mouthing something to the host, and before turning around as instructed, instead went in for a kiss, sending the audience into howls of laughter and applause.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 June 2025
  • In Ukraine's legendary port city, the salty breeze carried the splashing and laughter of a carefree summer.
    Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • Think of it like chatting with a designer about your dream home.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Suge Knight recalled his final moments by 2Pac’s side in September 1996 while chatting from behind bars with People in a story published Tuesday (July 1).
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Birds chirped and traffic appeared normal — apart from the bustle at the local fire department in the center of town — as responders continued to manage the remains of the fireworks facility that exploded barely a mile away, just a few days before.
    Jake Goodrick July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
  • Fever, Sun and some spicy beef Caitlin Clark, darling of the WNBA, is not afraid of chirping back.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • As the light filters through the windows, the students laugh and ask questions; there’s a creative flow in the room.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
  • People eating, people laughing, people talking on the mobile.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Although the frustration of supporters is shared internally, there is no sense of panic — which is unlikely to pacify fans understandably impatient for additions following three successive windows without a first-XI signing.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 July 2025
  • In a recent case, a prior beef between two people led to gunshots inside Castleton Square Mall on Dec. 23 – prompting panic and an evacuation of the center on one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
    Sarah Nelson, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • Here to talk more about this is Tax Notes investigations editor Lauren Loricchio.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Through it all, Thune kept talking to Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, a moderate Mainer who blanched at the bill’s Medicaid cuts.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Outraged, Anya tweeted at the museum that this was akin to saying, without additional context, that an Impressionist painting had been acquired in Vienna in 1942.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard tweeted after the pick.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitter. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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