twitters 1 of 2

noun

plural of twitter
1
as in sweats
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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2
as in chuckles
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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twitters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of twitter
1
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

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2
as in chirps
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

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3
as in laughs
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 Synonyms for twitters
  1. sweats
  2. chuckles
  3. chats
  4. chirps
  5. laughs
  6. huffs
  7. giggles
  8. talks
Noun
  • Made out of 80 percent cotton, these pants will feel like your favorite pair of sweats—all while looking like one of the most fashion-forward people on your flight.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • But from then on, Nolte was never late and showed up every day in the same outfit — a trench coat, T-shirt, sweats and Nike turf shoes — with a notebook in hand.
    — CJ Moore, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of sweats
Noun
  • 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.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
  • Even Saturday Night Live’s reigning king of smarm, Colin Jost, playing a henpecked husband, got some chuckles out of me.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of chuckles
Verb
  • Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Dwayne Johnson chats all things Moana during a special Q&A to promote the live-action film in Rio De Janeiro July 2.
    — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of chats
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of chirps
Verb
  • King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Clive Davis was the most humble man in the music business [laughs].
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • These giggles evolved to best suit animals’ different social lives, said Brittany Florkiewicz, who studies animal communication at Lyon College and had no role in the new research.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Definition of giggles
Verb
  • Ullrich sees the shift less as a dodge than as a new chair recalibrating how the institution talks.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • In the same sequence, Carter talks to a rancher about working for him.
    — Brayden Garcia July 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
Definition of talks
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