Synonyms of twittering

twittering

verb

present participle of twitter

1

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• talking
• conversing
• chattering
• gabbing
• nattering
• jabbering
• rattling
• prating
• babbling
• gabbling
• prattling
• pattering
• schmoozing
• cackling
• blabbing
• kibitzing
• rapping
• discussing
• jawing
• gossiping
• visiting
• gassing
• chinning
• palavering
• chaffering
• blowing smoke
• running on
• chewing the fat
• talking a blue streak
• shooting the breeze
• tattling
• yakking
• yammering
• yapping
• expatiating
• descanting

2

as in chirping

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chirping
• tweeting
• chirruping
• peeping
• cheeping
• chittering
• piping
• singing
• chattering
• pipping
• jabbering
• trilling
• jargoning
• cackling
• warbling

3

as in laughing

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughing
• giggling
• screaming
• chuckling
• smiling
• tittering
• chortling
• cackling
• snickering
• grinning
• roaring
• hee-hawing
• cracking up
• splitting one's sides
• breaking up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• crying
• weeping
• sobbing
• howling
• wailing
• bawling
• whining
• blubbering
• bleating
• whimpering
• squalling
• sighing
• moaning
• yowling
• groaning
• sniffling
• sniveling
• puling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of twittering

The juncos twittering around us sounded gladder than usual to be alive. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026

To Tommy, Anna and Molly are twittering encumbrances, idiotic in their insistence on good works and the good of man, their endless remorseful hedgings about the Communist Party. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

The sun is shining, the birds are twittering and the weather is balmy. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026

Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path. — Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025