chitterv.

/ˈtʃɪtə/

Forms: Middle English chiter, cheter, Middle English chyter, 1500s chydder, 1500s–1600s chytter, 1500s– chitter.

Etymology: A parallel form to chatter v., expressing a more attenuated action of the same kind: compare drop , drip , chop , chip , jabber , jibber , etc. Compare also chit v.²

a. Of birds: To utter a short series of sharp thin sounds, to twitter. Formerly used also in the senses chatter, and chirp. Also transferred.

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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (intransitive)] > chirp or twitter

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c1386 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 72 Of hir song, it was so lowd and yerne As eny swalwe chitering on a berne.

c1386 G. Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 844 They mowe wel chiteren as þat doon Iayes.

1387 J. Trevisa tr. Higden (Rolls) I. 239 in Cath. Angl. 64 (note) With mouth than chetereth the stare.

1401 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) II. 40 Chyteryng as chowȝes.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 315/1 The Swalowes chyteryd and Songe.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 484/2 I chytter, as a yonge byrde dothe before she can synge her tune.

1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 134^v A Sparrow, chirping and chyttering to other Sparrowes.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 91 No music's heard the fields among; Save where the hedge-chats chittering play.

1904 M. E. Waller Wood-carver vii. 309 A chipmunk chittered along the stone wall.

1921 C. Orr Kate Curlew i. 13 The rain..chittering in the rusty beech hedges.

1930 E. Ferber Cimarron xviii. 277 A linotype machine..chattered and chittered and clanked.

b. transitive (also with out).

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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > chirp or sing

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1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 328 She..chitereth out in her langage What falshede is in mariage.

1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 129 (Jam.) They chitter their farewell.

1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress vii. 95 Little things in the hedgerows chirped and chittered mockery at him.

2. To shiver with cold, to tremble. dialect and Scottish.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > be cold [verb (intransitive)] > be cold or have sensation of cold > shiver with cold

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a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Fi^v Se for god auowe for colde as I chydder.

1788 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum II. 147 The birds sit chittering in the thorn.

3. To ‘chatter’ as the teeth. Now Scottish.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make chattering sound > specifically of teeth

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1535 Bp. J. Fisher Wks. (1876) 424 The coldnesse of the snow shal make their teeth for to gnashe and chytter in theyr heades.

1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. i. 72 Your Teeth they chitter, Hair like Bristles stand.

a1822 A. Boswell Skeldon Haughs in Poet. Wks. (1871) Some teeth in angry fit may chitter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	chitter
释义	chittern. /ˈtʃɪtə/ Etymology: < chitter v. 1. Twitter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > twitter or chirp chattera1250 twit1602 twitter1709 twit1769 chirrup1830 churr1837 tweet1837 chipper1844 chirp1850 chitter1869 1869 A. D. Whitney Hitherto xi. 147 The faint chitter of birds. 2. dialect. [probably agent-noun < chit v.²] ΚΠ 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. Chitter, the wren. Compounds chitter-pouch n. dialect = chatter-bag n. at chatter n.¹ Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1864 E. Capern Devon Provincialism Chitter-Pooch, a gabbler. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018). chitterv. /ˈtʃɪtə/ Forms: Middle English chiter, cheter, Middle English chyter, 1500s chydder, 1500s–1600s chytter, 1500s– chitter. Etymology: A parallel form to chatter v., expressing a more attenuated action of the same kind: compare drop , drip , chop , chip , jabber , jibber , etc. Compare also chit v.² 1. a. Of birds: To utter a short series of sharp thin sounds, to twitter. Formerly used also in the senses chatter, and chirp. Also transferred. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (intransitive)] > chirp or twitter chirmOE chattera1250 janglea1300 jargon?a1366 chirkc1386 chirtc1386 chitterc1386 twittera1387 chirpc1440 yipc1440 channerc1480 quitter1513 chirrup1579 chipper1593 pip1598 gingreate1623 chita1639 sweet1677 shatter17.. swee-swee1839 weet-weet1845 cheet1855 tweet1856 twiddle1863 weet1866 c1386 G. Chaucer Miller's Tale 72 Of hir song, it was so lowd and yerne As eny swalwe chitering on a berne. c1386 G. Chaucer Can. Yeom. Prol. & T. 844 They mowe wel chiteren as þat doon Iayes. 1387 J. Trevisa tr. Higden (Rolls) I. 239 in Cath. Angl. 64 (note) With mouth than chetereth the stare. 1401 in T. Wright Polit. Poems & Songs (1859) II. 40 Chyteryng as chowȝes. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 315/1 The Swalowes chyteryd and Songe. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 484/2 I chytter, as a yonge byrde dothe before she can synge her tune. 1600 L. Lewkenor tr. A. de Torquemada Spanish Mandeuile f. 134^v A Sparrow, chirping and chyttering to other Sparrowes. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 91 No music's heard the fields among; Save where the hedge-chats chittering play. 1904 M. E. Waller Wood-carver vii. 309 A chipmunk chittered along the stone wall. 1921 C. Orr Kate Curlew i. 13 The rain..chittering in the rusty beech hedges. 1930 E. Ferber Cimarron xviii. 277 A linotype machine..chattered and chittered and clanked. b. transitive (also with out). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [verb (transitive)] > chirp or sing bechirma1250 twittera1387 chitter1393 chatterc1400 bechirp1600 chirp1614 chirrupa1657 gambola1657 tweet1851 jargon1894 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 328 She..chitereth out in her langage What falshede is in mariage. 1789 D. Davidson Thoughts Seasons 129 (Jam.) They chitter their farewell. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Damsel in Distress vii. 95 Little things in the hedgerows chirped and chittered mockery at him. 2. To shiver with cold, to tremble. dialect and Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > be cold [verb (intransitive)] > be cold or have sensation of cold > shiver with cold shiverc1250 quakec1300 chillc1440 chymerc1440 hugge1483 chittera1529 shrug1549 reesle1882 nither1890 a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Fi^v Se for god auowe for colde as I chydder. 1788 R. Burns in J. Johnson Scots Musical Museum II. 147 The birds sit chittering in the thorn. 3. To ‘chatter’ as the teeth. Now Scottish. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > make chattering sound > specifically of teeth chatterc1420 hacka1450 chitter1535 clacket1579 beata1592 shatter1682 1535 Bp. J. Fisher Wks. (1876) 424 The coldnesse of the snow shal make their teeth for to gnashe and chytter in theyr heades. 1725 A. Ramsay Gentle Shepherd v. i. 72 Your Teeth they chitter, Hair like Bristles stand. a1822 A. Boswell Skeldon Haughs in Poet. Wks. (1871) Some teeth in angry fit may chitter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1864v.c1386
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chittern.

Compounds

chitterv.