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Twit·ter
(twĭt′ər) A trademark for an online social networking service that limits posts to 140 characters.
twit·ter
(twĭt′ər)v. twit·tered, twit·ter·ing, twit·ters
v.intr.
1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
2.
a. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner: twittering over office gossip.
b. To giggle nervously; titter.
3. To tremble with nervous agitation or excitement.
v.tr.
To utter or say with a twitter: twittered a greeting.
n.
1.
a. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
b. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.
2. Agitation or excitement; flutter.
[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]
twit′ter·er n.
twit′ter·y adj.
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vb
1. (intr) (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds
2. (intr) to talk or move rapidly and tremulously
3. (intr) to giggle: her schoolmates twittered behind their desks.
4. (tr) to utter in a chirping way
n
5. a twittering sound, esp of a bird
6. the act of twittering
7. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter)
[C14: of imitative origin]
ˈtwitterer n
ˈtwittery adj
n
trademark a website where people can post short messages about their current activities
vb
(intr; sometimes not capital) to write a short message on the Twitter website
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twit•ter
(ˈtwɪt ər)v.i.
1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
2. to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters; chatter.
3. to titter; giggle.
4. to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.
v.t. 5. to express or utter by twittering.
n. 6. an act of twittering.
7. a twittering sound.
8. a state of tremulous excitement.
[1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); compare Old High German zwizzirōn]
twit′ter•er, n.
twit′ter•ing•ly, adv.
twit′ter•y, adj.
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Past participle: twittered
Gerund: twittering
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Short but frequent status reports about a person’s ordinary day-to-day activities made available to that person’s online network of friends and associates.
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| Noun | 1. |  twitter - a series of chirps sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" |
| Verb | 1. |  twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds |
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Translations
زقْزَقَهيُزَقْزِق
cvrlikánícvrlikat
kvidrekvidren
GezwitscherTwitterzwitschern
kvak, tístkvaka, tísta
čirenimasčirentičiulbėti
čivināšanačivināt
čvirikaniečvirikať
ščebetati
cıvıldamacıvıldamak
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1. n (of bird) → cinguettio
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione
2. vi (bird) → cinguettare; (person) → cicalare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds. He could hear the twitter of sparrows.
verb to make such a noise.
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