Nearby Words
verb (used without object)
1.
to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
2.
to talk lightly and rapidly, especially of trivial matters; chatter.
3.
to titter; giggle.
4.
to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.
5.
Digital Technology. tweet (def. 4).
verb (used with object)
6.
to express or utter by twittering.
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Twittering
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); akin to German zwitschern
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.
8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.
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Word Origin & History
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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