First Known Use: 14th century
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verb twit·ter \ˈtwi-tər\
: to make fast and usually high sounds
: to talk in a quick and informal way about unimportant things
Full Definition of TWITTER
intransitive verb
1
: to utter successive chirping noises
3
: to tremble with agitation : flutter
transitive verb
1
: to utter in chirps or twitters <the robin twittered its morning song>
2
: to shake rapidly back and forth : flutter
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Origin of TWITTER
Middle English twiteren; akin to Old High German zwizzirōn to twitter
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noun
: the short, high sounds that birds make
: a light, silly laugh
Full Definition of TWITTER
1
: a trembling agitation : quiver
2
: a small tremulous intermittent sound (as of birds)
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First Known Use of TWITTER
1678
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1twitter
verb twit·ter \ˈtwi-tər\
twit·teredtwit·ter·ing
Definition of TWITTER for Kids
1
: to make a series of chirping noises
2
: to talk in a chattering fashion
2twitter
noun
Definition of TWITTER for Kids
1
: the chirping of birds
2
: a light chattering or laughing
3
: a nervous upset state <We were all of a twitter.>
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