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twit⋅ter
[twit-er]
–verb (used without object)
| 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. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to express or utter by twittering. |
–noun
| 6. | an act of twittering. |
| 7. | a twittering sound. |
| 8. | a state of tremulous excitement. |
Origin:
1325–75; ME twiteren (v.); akin to G zwitschern
1325–75; ME twiteren (v.); akin to G zwitschern

Related forms:
twit⋅ter⋅er, noun
twit⋅ter⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.
8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.
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twit (twĭt) tr.v. twit·ted, twit·ting, twits To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults. See Synonyms at ridicule. n.
[Short for obsolete atwite, from Middle English atwiten, from Old English ætwītan : æt, at; see at1 + wītan, to reproach; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] twit'ter n. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : twitter
Spanish:
gorjeo,
German:
das Gezwitscher,
Japanese:
さえずり
twitter (v.)
c.1374, of imitative origin (cf. O.H.G. zwizziron, Ger. zwitschern, Dan. kvidre). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1678.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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