Twit·ter
(twĭt′ər)A trademark for an online social networking service that limits posts to 140 characters.
twit·ter
(twĭt′ər)v. twit·tered, twit·ter·ing, twit·ters
v.intr.
1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
2.
a. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner: twittering over office gossip.
b. To giggle nervously; titter.
3. To tremble with nervous agitation or excitement.
v.tr.
To utter or say with a twitter: twittered a greeting.
n.
1.
a. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
b. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.
2. Agitation or excitement; flutter.
[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]
twit′ter·er n.
twit′ter·y adj.
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vb
1. (intr) (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds
2. (intr) to talk or move rapidly and tremulously
3. (intr) to giggle: her schoolmates twittered behind their desks.
4. (tr) to utter in a chirping way
n
5. a twittering sound, esp of a bird
6. the act of twittering
7. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter)
[C14: of imitative origin]
ˈtwitterer n
ˈtwittery adj
n
trademark a website where people can post short messages about their current activities
vb
(intr; sometimes not capital) to write a short message on the Twitter website
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twit•ter
(ˈtwɪt ər)v.i.
1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
2. to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters; chatter.
3. to titter; giggle.
4. to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.
v.t.5. to express or utter by twittering.
n.6. an act of twittering.
7. a twittering sound.
8. a state of tremulous excitement.
[1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); compare Old High German zwizzirōn]
twit′ter•er, n.
twit′ter•ing•ly, adv.
twit′ter•y, adj.
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Past participle: twittered
Gerund: twittering
| Imperative |
|---|
| Present |
|---|
| I twitter |
| you twitter |
| he/she/it twitters |
| we twitter |
| you twitter |
| they twitter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I twittered |
| you twittered |
| he/she/it twittered |
| we twittered |
| you twittered |
| they twittered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am twittering |
| you are twittering |
| he/she/it is twittering |
| we are twittering |
| you are twittering |
| they are twittering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have twittered |
| you have twittered |
| he/she/it has twittered |
| we have twittered |
| you have twittered |
| they have twittered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was twittering |
| you were twittering |
| he/she/it was twittering |
| we were twittering |
| you were twittering |
| they were twittering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had twittered |
| you had twittered |
| he/she/it had twittered |
| we had twittered |
| you had twittered |
| they had twittered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will twitter |
| you will twitter |
| he/she/it will twitter |
| we will twitter |
| you will twitter |
| they will twitter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have twittered |
| you will have twittered |
| he/she/it will have twittered |
| we will have twittered |
| you will have twittered |
| they will have twittered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be twittering |
| you will be twittering |
| he/she/it will be twittering |
| we will be twittering |
| you will be twittering |
| they will be twittering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been twittering |
| you have been twittering |
| he/she/it has been twittering |
| we have been twittering |
| you have been twittering |
| they have been twittering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been twittering |
| you will have been twittering |
| he/she/it will have been twittering |
| we will have been twittering |
| you will have been twittering |
| they will have been twittering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been twittering |
| you had been twittering |
| he/she/it had been twittering |
| we had been twittering |
| you had been twittering |
| they had been twittering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would twitter |
| you would twitter |
| he/she/it would twitter |
| we would twitter |
| you would twitter |
| they would twitter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have twittered |
| you would have twittered |
| he/she/it would have twittered |
| we would have twittered |
| you would have twittered |
| they would have twittered |
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Short but frequent status reports about a person’s ordinary day-to-day activities made available to that person’s online network of friends and associates.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  twitter - a series of chirps sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Verb | 1. |  twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birdscheep, chirp, chirrup, peep - make high-pitched sounds; "the birds were chirping in the bushes" |
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verb
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
To move to and fro in short, jerky movements:
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Translations
زقْزَقَهيُزَقْزِق
cvrlikánícvrlikat
kvidrekvidren
kvak, tístkvaka, tísta
čirenimasčirentičiulbėti
čivināšanačivināt
čvirikaniečvirikať
ščebetati
cıvıldamacıvıldamak
[ˈtwɪtəʳ]
A. N [of bird] → pío m
to be all of a twitter be in a twitter → estar or andar agitado or nervioso
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a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds. He could hear the twitter of sparrows.
verbto make such a noise.
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