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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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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 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
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.
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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.
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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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
20 Apr. 2015
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Verb
Gilpin, underrated in many projects, is a knockout, balancing most of the show on her character's twittering and anxious shoulders.
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitter
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Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.
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David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
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Enjoli Stewart, Michael's mother, said the events taking place on Sunday, June 28, and Monday, June 29, in the Deer Run Estates neighborhood in Lumberton, New Jersey, will honor her son's love for ice cream, laughter and bringing people together.
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The answer catches Hathaway completely off guard, sending the Oscar winner into laughter and bringing the scene to a halt.
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These hard-sided, pop-top adventure trucks look so cool that strangers will stop to chat with you — guaranteed.
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While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven.
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Sometimes crickets chirped in my head.
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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The ending echoes the film’s opening, when viewers hear the couple laughing together while playing the piano during a happier chapter of their relationship.
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Imagine tall trees across the lake, a calm breeze, children laughing in the distance, the scent of your old canvas tent – there’s no forgetting the sights, sounds, smells and feel of summer camp.
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The resulting anxiety and panic are an unfortunate side effect of a banner year for fireworks shows.
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Sandy has taken flight, but not without sending eagle-eyed viewers of the Friends of Big Bear Valley eagle nest cam into a Sunday-morning panic.
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There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
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For one, our laughs sound different based on context — from a polite chuckle among colleagues to a full-bodied guffaw with close friends.
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Robert, talk me through the thinking behind this framing.
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Seconds later, Hines-Allen decided she was done talking and shoved Bonner.
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“Twitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitter. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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