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twitterto make a series of light, high sounds; to talk rapidly in a nervous or excited way

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to make a series of light, high sounds; to talk rapidly in a nervous or excited way

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtwɪtər/

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother twitters like a canary when she gets excited about her soap operas.
  • The CEO's Twitter account caused chaos in the stock market with just one tweet.
  • She would twitter about her day like a nature documentary narrator describing bird behavior.

twitter

VERB

[/ˈtwɪtər/]

to make a series of light, high sounds; to talk rapidly in a nervous or excited way

Tiny sparrows twitter excitedly on the windowsill at sunrise.
💡 Concept

Tiny sparrows twitter excitedly on the windowsill at sunrise.

Twitter through the bitter cold, watch the glitter unfold
🎵 Rhyme

Twitter through the bitter cold, watch the glitter unfold

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtwɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtwɪtə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Roottwitter

🎵Rhyme

bitterlitterglitter
bitter
litter
glitter

🔗Collocations

twitter excitedly
twitter account
twitter feed
birds twitter
twitter nervously
twitter with excitement

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother twitters like a canary when she gets excited about her soap operas.

The CEO's Twitter account caused chaos in the stock market with just one tweet.

😄 Fun example

She would twitter about her day like a nature documentary narrator describing bird behavior.

The morning twitter of robins serves as my natural alarm clock.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

chirptweetchatterbabbleprattle

Antonyms

silencequiethush

Related

birdsocial mediacommunicationsoundnoise

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