cinguettare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

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cinguettàre (first-person singular present cinguétto, first-person singular past historic cinguettài, past participle cinguettàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to tweet, to chirrup, to chirp, to warble, to trill (of small birds)
    Synonyms: cantare, garrire
  2. to chatter softly, to chat (of frivolous or unimportant things)
    Synonyms: cicalare, chiacchierare, parlottare, ciarlare
  3. to chatter in a high-pitched voice (of children)
  4. to babble (in the mode of children)
    Synonyms: balbettare, ciangottare, farfugliare
  5. (Internet) to tweet

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