chitter

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chitter^¹

/ˈtʃɪtə/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃɪtɚ/

Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English chiteren, chitren, cheteren. Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

verb chitters · chittering · chittered

To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter. It was a beautifully sunny day and beetles could be heard chittering loudly in the rose garden by the side of the path made out of antique bricks.
Scotland, obsolete To shiver or chatter with cold. Whare wilt thou cower thy chittering wing, / An' close thy e'e?

chitter^²

/ˈtʃɪtə/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃɪtɚ/

Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)

noun chitters

alternative, dialectal Alternative form of chitterling

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@misc{chitter_2026,
  title = {chitter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chitter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}