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twitter¹
- /ˈtwɪtə/ UK
- [ˈtʰwɪtʰə] UK
- /ˈtwɪtɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰwɪtʰɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪtʰɹ̩] US
- /ˈtwɪɾɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰwɪɾɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪɾɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English twitren, twiteren, from Old English *twiterian, from Proto-West Germanic *twitwiʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną (“to chirp; twitter”). Cognate with Low German twitteren (“to twitter”), German zwitzern, zwitschern (“to twitter”). Compare also Dutch kwetteren (“to twitter”), Danish kvidre (“to twitter”), Swedish kvittra (“to twitter”), dialectal Swedish tittra (“to twitter”).
noun twitters
- The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds. I often listen to the twitter of the birds in the park.
- Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format. Interline twitter occurs on interlaced displays at half the field-rate.
- A tremulous broken sound.
- A slight trembling of the nerves.
- Chiefly in the form in a twitter: a state of excitement or nervousness; a twit.
verb twitters · twittering · twittered
- To utter a succession of chirps. The breezy call of incense-breathing Morn, / The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed,
- (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
- To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. Oh, the young handsom wenches, how they twitter'd, / When they but saw me shake my ware, and sing too!
- To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
- To twit; to reproach or upbraid. I have repented of it many’s the good time and oft. And if he was so good to forgive me a word spoken in haste or so, it doth not become such a one as you to twitter me. He was a husband to me, he was; and if ever I did make use of an ill word or so in a passion, I never called him rascal […]
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Alternative form of Twitter
In addition to listing specific earmarks he finds the most reprehensible, McCain said he has been twittering the “top ten” most egregious
Similar: tweet
twitter²
- /ˈtwɪtə/ UK
- [ˈtʰwɪtʰə] UK
- /ˈtwɪtɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰwɪtʰɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪtʰɹ̩] US
- /ˈtwɪɾɚ/ US
- [ˈtʰwɪɾɚ] ~ [ˈtʰwɪɾɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Origin unknown; possibly related to twine, twist, and twirl.
noun twitters
- A knot or other defect in a thread or yarn which hinders spinning or weaving; a twit.
Twitter³
- /ˈtwɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈtwɪ.təɹ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps”).
proper noun twitter
- An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023. There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.
noun Twitters · twitter
- A user account on Twitter. I've lost the password to my Twitter.
- A feed on Twitter.
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A community on Twitter.
There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.
Similar: -twt
verb Twitters · Twittering · Twittered · twitter
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To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
Similar: tweet
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chirrup, chitter, tweet, chirp, chatter, chirruping, tweep, chirping, chirper, chirring, chirr, chirplet, churr, chattering, chittering, fritinancy
Translations
Every language
noun sound made by birds
| Português | piar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Zwitschern |
| Italiano | cinguettio |
| Русский | ще́бет ščébet, щебета́ние ščebetánije, чири́канье čiríkanʹje |
| العربية | تَغْرِيد taḡrīd |
verb to utter chirps
| Deutsch | zwitschern |
|---|---|
| Italiano | cinguettare |
| Русский | щебета́ть ščebetátʹ, чири́кать čiríkatʹ, чири́кнуть čiríknutʹ |
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