TWITTERED

Verb

twittered

simple past tense and past participle of twitter

Verb

Twittered

simple past tense and past participle of Twitter

Source: Wiktionary


TWITTER

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



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26 November 2024

TRANSPOSITION

(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards


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