chitteringn.

/ˈtʃɪtərɪŋ/

Forms: Also chithering.

Etymology: < chitter v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of chitter v.: twittering, shivering, chattering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > twitter or chirp > action of

chatteringa1250

writelingc1275

jargoning?a1366

chitteringc1374

jargonc1386

chirpingc1440

chirming1481

garrulingc1550

chirruping1579

twittering1773

twitteration1805

chippering1879

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > low body temperature > shivering with cold

chilling1393

shivering1398

shruggingc1400

chittering1552

horripilation1822

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > chattering sound > specifically of teeth

chattering1552

chittering1870

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 19 The swalow Progne..made her chiteryng.

1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xix. 34 a Of birdes..Carus fyrste marked the chyttering.

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Chytteryng, quiueryng or shakyng for cold.

1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 903 The chithering of grasshoppers.

1870 J. Macgregor Rob Roy on Jordan It was only the chittering of their bills.

1889 N.E.D. at Chittering Mod. Sc. He could not speak for the chittering of his teeth.

Compounds

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chittering-bite n. Scottish a bit of bread, etc., taken to prevent shivering or chattering of the teeth; cf. shivering-bite.

chittering-crust n. Scottish = chittering-bite n.

ΚΠ

1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 529 The Greeks..appear to have begun the day with a sort of ‘chittering crust’ (ἀκράτισμα).

chittering-piece n. Scottish = chittering-bite n.

ΚΠ

1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Boys..call that bit of bread, which they preserve for eating after bathing, a chittering piece.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

chitteringadj.

/ˈtʃɪtərɪŋ/

Etymology: formed as chitter v. + -ing suffix².

That chitters (in all the senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold > shivering with cold

shivering1577

shuddering1600

shrinkinga1616

chittering1787

shrugging1814

nithering1876

the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [adjective] > singing or chirping

chatteringa1250

chantinga1529

chippering1593

pipient1607

chirping1611

twittering1628

chittering1821

weeting1852

chirming1854

garrulous1854

1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 200 Whare wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 176 The chittering cricket.

1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods ii. ii. 83 Wauken, at cauld-rife sax o'clock My chitterin' frame.

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

单词	chittering
释义	chitteringn. /ˈtʃɪtərɪŋ/ Forms: Also chithering. Etymology: < chitter v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of chitter v.: twittering, shivering, chattering. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > twitter or chirp > action of chatteringa1250 writelingc1275 jargoning?a1366 chitteringc1374 jargonc1386 chirpingc1440 chirming1481 garrulingc1550 chirruping1579 twittering1773 twitteration1805 chippering1879 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > low body temperature > shivering with cold chilling1393 shivering1398 shruggingc1400 chittering1552 horripilation1822 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > chattering sound > specifically of teeth chattering1552 chittering1870 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde ii. 19 The swalow Progne..made her chiteryng. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke i. xix. 34 a Of birdes..Carus fyrste marked the chyttering. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Chytteryng, quiueryng or shakyng for cold. 1826 in W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 903 The chithering of grasshoppers. 1870 J. Macgregor Rob Roy on Jordan It was only the chittering of their bills. 1889 N.E.D. at Chittering Mod. Sc. He could not speak for the chittering of his teeth. Compounds Categories » chittering-bite n. Scottish a bit of bread, etc., taken to prevent shivering or chattering of the teeth; cf. shivering-bite. chittering-crust n. Scottish = chittering-bite n. ΚΠ 1854 C. D. Badham Prose Halieutics 529 The Greeks..appear to have begun the day with a sort of ‘chittering crust’ (ἀκράτισμα). chittering-piece n. Scottish = chittering-bite n. ΚΠ 1808 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (at cited word) Boys..call that bit of bread, which they preserve for eating after bathing, a chittering piece. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). chitteringadj. /ˈtʃɪtərɪŋ/ Etymology: formed as chitter v. + -ing suffix². That chitters (in all the senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [adjective] > affected with or having sensation of cold > shivering with cold shivering1577 shuddering1600 shrinkinga1616 chittering1787 shrugging1814 nithering1876 the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [adjective] > singing or chirping chatteringa1250 chantinga1529 chippering1593 pipient1607 chirping1611 twittering1628 chittering1821 weeting1852 chirming1854 garrulous1854 1787 R. Burns Poems (new ed.) 200 Whare wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 176 The chittering cricket. 1887 R. L. Stevenson Underwoods ii. ii. 83 Wauken, at cauld-rife sax o'clock My chitterin' frame. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.c1374adj.1787
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