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[twit-er]

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verb (used without object)

to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.

to talk lightly and rapidly, especially of trivial matters; chatter.

to titter; giggle.

to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.

Digital Technology. tweet (def. 4).

verb (used with object)

to express or utter by twittering.

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noun

an act of twittering.

a twittering sound.

a state of tremulous excitement.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); akin to German zwitschern

Related forms

twit·ter·er, noun

twit·ter·ing·ly, adverb

Synonyms
8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.

Example Sentences

Twitter is quickly becoming a global faculty lounge.

Twitter post preserved for posterity, then start deleting.

Twitter is a social media service through which brief messages can be relayed to thousands at once.

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Trademark.

the name of a social-networking service and Web site that limits the length of messages one can post to a certain number of characters.

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twitter (ˈtwɪtə)

—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]

'twitterer

—n

'twittery

—*adj*

Twitter (ˈtwɪtə)

—n, —vb
1.	trademark a website where people can post short messages about their current activitiesto write a short message on the Twitter website
2.	(intr; sometimes not capital) a website where people can post short messages about their current activitiesto write a short message on the Twitter website

—n, —vb
1.	trademark a website where people can post short messages about their current activitiesto write a short message on the Twitter website
2.	(intr; sometimes not capital) a website where people can post short messages about their current activitiesto write a short message on the Twitter website

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Word Origin & History

twitter

late 14c., of imitative origin (cf. O.H.G. zwizziron, Ger. zwitschern, Dan. kvidre). The noun meaning "condition of tremulous excitement" is attested from 1678.

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Twitter definition

messaging
A free Internet service for posting short messages, known as "tweets", via a central server, which are then sent to all users who have chosen to follow you or to a specific user. A variety of client programs are available in addition to the web site. Launched in about 2008.
Twitter home (http://twitter.com/).
(2009-06-10)

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