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twittery

 [twit-uh-ree]  

twit·ter·y

   [twit-uh-ree]
adjective
1.
given to or characterized by twittering.
2.
tremulous; shaky.
Origin:
1880–85; twitter + -y1
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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

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