['twɪtə] or ['twɪtɚ]
Definition
(n.) One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
(v. i.) To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises.
(v. i.) To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
(v. i.) To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
(v. t.) To utter with a twitter.
(n.) The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.
(n.) A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.
(n.) A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.
Typist: Michael
Definition
n. a chirp as of a bird: a tremulous broken sound: a slight trembling of the nerves.—v.i. to make a succession of small tremulous noises: to feel a slight trembling of the nerves to palpitate.—v.t. to chirp out.—ns. Twitterā′tion a flutter; Twitt′ering act of twittering: the sound of twittering: nervous excitement.—adv. Twitt′eringly.
Inputed by Evelyn
Examples
- He was in a pitiable state of reaction, with every nerve in a twitter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- There was a responsive twittering and chirping--a low, oily laugh--a silence of a minute or so, and then I heard the opening of the house door. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- A faint twittering commenced among the trees round. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Rene