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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Imitating the sound.
Noun [edit]
twitter (plural twitters)
- The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
- I often listen to the twitter of the birds in the park.
Translations [edit]
sound made by birds
Verb [edit]
twitter (third-person singular simple present twitters, present participle twittering, simple past and past participle twittered)
- (intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.
- Gray
- The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed.
- Gray
- (intransitive, transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VIII, chapter vii
- […] it doth not become such a one as you to twitter me.
- 2008, Cherie Blair, Speaking for Myself the autobiography:
- "Tony will be so cross," I twittered as we crawled through the traffic. "He'll probably just go."
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book VIII, chapter vii
- To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of J. Fletcher to this entry?)
- To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
- (neologism, Internet) To use the microblogging service Twitter.
- 2009 2 March, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved on 2 March 2009:
- Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
- 2009 2 March, Michelle Levi, “McCain Criticizes Obama On The Senate Floor”, CBS News, retrieved on 2 March 2009:
- In addition to listing specific earmarks he finds the most reprehensible, McCain said he has been twittering the “top ten” most egregious
- 2009 23 Feb, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, Access Hollywood, retrieved on 2 March 2009:
- Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
- 2009 2 March, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved on 2 March 2009:
Synonyms [edit]
- (internet neologism): tweet
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to utter chirps
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