chirrup, twitter
(noun) a series of chirps
chitter, twitter
(verb) make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
twitter (countable and uncountable, plural twitters)
The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
A tremulous broken sound.
A slight trembling of the nerves.
Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
twitter (third-person singular simple present twitters, present participle twittering, simple past and past participle twittered)
(intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.
(intransitive, transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
(obsolete, transitive) To twit; to reproach or upbraid.
Alternative form of Twitter
• (internet neologism): tweet
(trademark) An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).
Twitter (plural Twitters)
(internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
(ambitransitive, Internet, sometimes, proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
• tweet
Source: Wiktionary
Twit"ter, n. Etym: [From Twit.]
Definition: One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] Etym: [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.]
1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. Gray.
2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. J. Fletcher.
3. Etym: [Perhaps influenced by twitch.]
Definition: To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twit"ter, v. t.
Definition: To utter with a twitter. Cowper.
Twit"ter, n.
1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.
2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle. Hudibras.
3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
