twitter

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtwɪtər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtwɪtɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(twit′ər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
twit•ter /ˈtwɪtɚ/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to make a number of short, rapid, high-pitched sounds, as a bird does:[no object]birds twittering in the trees.
  2. to talk lightly and rapidly;
    chatter: [no object]twittering about the usual gossip.[used with quotations]"Well!'' and "Heavens, no!'' they all began twittering when he told them about the librarian's secret love life.

n. [countable]
  1. an act of twittering.
  2. a twittering sound.
  3. a state of fluttering excitement:[usually singular]were all in a twitter at his visit.
twit•ter•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
twit•ter  (twit′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
  2. to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters;
    chatter.
  3. to titter;
    giggle.
  4. to tremble with excitement or the like;
    be in a flutter.

v.t. 
  1. to express or utter by twittering.

n. 
  1. an act of twittering.
  2. a twittering sound.
  3. a state of tremulous excitement.
  • 1325–75; Middle English twiteren (verb, verbal); akin to German zwitschern
twit′ter•er, n. 
twit′ter•ing•ly, adv. 
    8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
twitter /ˈtwɪtə/ vb
  1. (intransitive) (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds
  2. (intransitive) to talk or move rapidly and tremulously
  3. (intransitive) to giggle
  4. (transitive) to utter in a chirping way
 n
  1. a twittering sound, esp of a bird
  2. the act of twittering
  3. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter)
Etymology: 14th Century: of imitative originˈtwitterer n ˈtwittery adj
'twitter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
clack - hashtag - tweet - witter - atwitter - chipper - chitter - flutter - pipe - twit - twittery - shrike
Synonyms: chirp, peep, cheep, more...

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