Definition of twitter Twitter

/twɪˈtɚ/ - [twiter] - twit•ter

We found 21 definitions of twitter from 7 different sources.

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What does twitter mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

twitter - a series of chirps
  chirrup
  sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"

Verb

twitters, twittering, twittered  

twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
  chitter
  cheep, chirrup, chirp, peep appear as though from hiding; "the new moon peeped through the tree tops"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • twitter (n.)
    One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
  • twitter (v. i.)
    To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises.
  • twitter (v. i.)
    To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
  • twitter (v. i.)
    To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
  • twitter (v. t.)
    To utter with a twitter.
  • twitter (n.)
    The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.
  • twitter (n.)
    A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.
  • twitter (n.)
    A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • twitter
    To post a message the microblogging website Twitter.
  • twitter
    An online news and social networking service where users post and read short 140-character messages called "tweets".

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • twitter
    twit′ėr, 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. [A freq. of twit, allied to titter, &c.; cf. Ger. zwitschern, Sw. qvittra.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • twitter
    All in a twitter; in a fright. Twittering is also the note of some small birds, such as the robin, &c.

Part of speech

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  • twitter, verb, present, 1st person singular of twitter (infinitive).
  • twitter, verb (infinitive).
  • twitter, noun, singular of twitters.

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