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CHITTER
chitter, twitter
(verb) make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
chitter (third-person singular simple present chitters, present participle chittering, simple past and past participle chittered)
To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
(obsolete, Scotland) To shiver or chatter with cold.
Etymology 2
Noun
chitter (plural chitters)
(dialect) Alternative form of chitterling
Source: Wiktionary
Chit"ter, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Chatter.]
1. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.] Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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