Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
twittered
simple past tense and past participle of twitter
Twittered
simple past tense and past participle of Twitter
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
16 May 2024
(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.