verb
twit·ter ˈtwi-tər 
twittered; twittering; twitters
intransitive verb
1
: to utter successive chirping noises
2
a
: to talk in a chattering fashion
b
: giggle, titter
3
: to tremble with agitation : flutter
transitive verb
1
: to utter in chirps or twitters
the robin twittered its morning song
2
: to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter
noun
1
: a small tremulous intermittent sound (as of birds)
2
a
: a light silly laugh : giggle
b
: a light chattering
3
: a trembling agitation : quiver
twittery
ˈtwi-tə-rē
adjective 
Synonyms
Verb
- babble
- blab
- cackle
- chaffer [British]
- chat
- chatter
- chin [slang]
- converse
- gab
- gabble
- gas
- jabber
- jaw
- kibitz
- kibbitz
- natter
- palaver
- patter
- prate
- prattle
- rap
- rattle
- run on
- schmooze
- shmooze
- talk
- visit
Noun
- dither
- fluster
- fret
- fuss
- huff
- lather
- pother
- stew
- sweat
- swelter
- swivet
- tizzy
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Example Sentences
Verb The birds were twittering in the trees. A robin twittered its morning song. What are those people twittering about? Noun The twitter of songbirds filled the air. our grandmother gets all in a twitter if she doesn't get her weekly phone call right on time
Recent Examples on the Web
Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books, 12 Apr. 2020 Its title alluded to the loss of twittering birds from natural habitats because of indiscriminate pesticide use, and the treatise spawned the modern conservation movement. Jim Daley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2019 Unable to figure it out, the politicians have turned themselves into twittering mice on the floors of Parliament and Congress. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019 The orchestra plays with extremes to create tension, setting high, twittering woodwinds against groaning brass. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2018 There, water gurgled in a fountain, a bird twittered in a cage, and the smell of Chinese herbs filled the air. Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED, 8 May 2018
Verb
Yet the roosters crow, the church bell sounds the hour, a dog barks somewhere, spring birds twitter in song. Arthur Longworth, The New York Review of Books, 12 Apr. 2020 Its title alluded to the loss of twittering birds from natural habitats because of indiscriminate pesticide use, and the treatise spawned the modern conservation movement. Jim Daley, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2019 Unable to figure it out, the politicians have turned themselves into twittering mice on the floors of Parliament and Congress. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2019 The orchestra plays with extremes to create tension, setting high, twittering woodwinds against groaning brass. Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2018 There, water gurgled in a fountain, a bird twittered in a cage, and the smell of Chinese herbs filled the air. Moises Velasquez-manoff, WIRED, 8 May 2018 Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English twiteren; akin to Old High German zwizzirōn to twitter
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun
1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing twitter
Kids Definition
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verb
twit·ter ˈtwi-tər
twittered; twittering
1
: to make a series of chirping noises
2
: to talk in a chattering fashion
noun
1
: the chirping of birds
2
: a light chattering or laughing
3
: a nervous upset state
We were all of a twitter.
twittering
verb
1
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- chatting
- talking
- conversing
- chattering
- nattering
- gabbing
- jabbering
- gabbling
- babbling
- prating
- prattling
- schmoozing
- rattling
- cackling
- blabbing
- pattering
- kibitzing
- palavering
- jawing
- gossiping
- discussing
- rapping
- visiting
- kibbitzing
- shmoozing
- chaffering
- chinning
- gassing
- blowing smoke
- yakking
- yammering
- chewing the rag
- running on
- yapping
- tattling
- talking a blue streak
- expatiating
- chewing the fat
- yacking
- shooting the breeze
- descanting
2
as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird his two-way radio twittered as he answered it Synonyms & Similar Words
- chirping
- tweeting
- chittering
- peeping
- chirruping
- cheeping
- piping
- chattering
- trilling
- singing
- pipping
- jabbering
- cackling
- warbling
- jargoning
3
as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous Synonyms & Similar Words
- laughing
- giggling
- chuckling
- screaming
- tittering
- chortling
- cackling
- smiling
- snickering
- grinning
- roaring
- hee-hawing
- cracking up
- splitting one's sides
- breaking up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- weeping
- crying
- wailing
- sobbing
- whining
- howling
- bleating
- blubbering
- bawling
- moaning
- squalling
- whimpering
- sighing
- yowling
- groaning
- sniffling
- sniveling
- puling
- snivelling