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twitter1 verbtwitter2 noun twittertwit‧ter1 /ˈtwɪtə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] twitter1Origin: 1300-1400 From the sound VERB TABLEtwitter |
Present | I, you, we, they | twitter | | he, she, it | twitters | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | twittered | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have twittered | | he, she, it | has twittered | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had twittered | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will twitter | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have twittered |
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Present | I | am twittering | | he, she, it | is twittering | | you, we, they | are twittering | Past | I, he, she, it | was twittering | | you, we, they | were twittering | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been twittering | | he, she, it | has been twittering | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been twittering | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be twittering | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been twittering |
- Birds twitter outside the open window as the nuns scrutinise each graph and diligently take notes.
- Let's hope it helps Rita see Anthony for the twittering twerp he is.
- Near-by, across the river, a lark had begun to twitter and climb.
- On the video footage, which was shot by investigators the spring after the nightmare, birds twitter.
- The larks went up, twittering in the scented air above the down.
- They were very low, twittering all round us, all flying in the same direction, low and happy.
- When the electronic ambience washed in, the saxophone and drums twittered anxiously.
► Birdsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun ► a bird chirps/twitters (=makes short high sounds)· Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree. 1if a bird twitters, it makes a lot of short high sounds2to talk about unimportant and silly things, usually very quickly and nervously in a high voice3to send a short message using the social networking service Twittertwitter1 verbtwitter2 noun twittertwitter2 noun - Little Billy heard him talking to the robin in a kind of curious twitter.
- Usually rather subdued piping or twittering calls, flocks often keeping up a conversational twitter.
► a bird chirps/twitters (=makes short high sounds)· Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree. 1[singular] the short high sounds that birds make2be all of a twitter (also be in a twitter) British English to be excited and nervous: She’s been all of a twitter since her daughter’s engagement. |