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twitter
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
twitter
(verb)
twitter
(noun)
twittering
(noun)
1
twitter
/
ˈ
twɪtɚ/
verb
twitters
;
twittered
;
twittering
1
twitter
/
ˈ
twɪtɚ/
verb
twitters
;
twittered
;
twittering
Britannica Dictionary definition of TWITTER
1
:
to make fast and usually high sounds
[
no object
]
The birds were
twittering
in the trees.
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+ object
]
A robin
twittered
its morning song.
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[
no object
]
:
to talk in a quick and informal way about unimportant things
What are those people
twittering
about?
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twitter
/
ˈ
twɪtɚ/
noun
plural
twitters
2
twitter
/
ˈ
twɪtɚ/
noun
plural
twitters
Britannica Dictionary definition of TWITTER
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count
]
1
:
the short, high sounds that birds make
The
twitter
of songbirds filled the air.
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2
:
a light, silly laugh
The teacher heard
twitters
[=
giggles
] coming from the back of the classroom.
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in a twitter
informal
:
very nervous or excited about something.
She was all
in a twitter
about the birthday party.
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atwitter
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