- a|twit|ter
- a|twit|ter «uh TWIHT uhr», adjective.twittering.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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twit´ter|er — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
twit|ter — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
twit´ter|ing|ly — twit|ter|ing «TWIHT uhr ihng», adjective. 1. chirping lightly and tremulously. 2. Figurative. i flutter; trembling; quivering: »[He was] hardly able to come downstairs for twittering knees (Robert Louis Stevenson). –twit´ter|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
twit|ter|ing — «TWIHT uhr ihng», adjective. 1. chirping lightly and tremulously. 2. Figurative. i flutter; trembling; quivering: »[He was] hardly able to come downstairs for twittering knees (Robert Louis Stevenson). –twit´ter|ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
twit|ter|y — «TWIHT uhr ee», adjective. apt to twitter or tremble; fluttering; shaky … Useful english dictionary
ter — ter; ter·a·con·ic; ter·a·cryl·ic; ter·a·glin; ter·aph; ter·as; ter·a·tism; ter·a·to·genesis; ter·a·to·gen·ic; ter·a·to·log·i·cal; ter·a·tol·o·gist; ter·a·tol·o·gy; ter·a·to·ma; ter·a·to·sis; ter·bi·um; ter·centennial; ter·centesimal; ter·ce·ron;… … English syllables
twit — twit·ten; twit·ter·a·tion; twit·ter·er; twit·tery; twit; twit·ter; twit·ty; … English syllables
atwit·ter — /əˈtwıtɚ/ adj, not used before a noun : nervously excited It was a book that set the publishing world all atwitter. [=caused excitement in the publishing world] … Useful english dictionary
twitter — twit•ter [[t]ˈtwɪt ər[/t]] 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 5) to … From formal English to slang
twitter — twit|ter1 [ twıtər ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a bird twitters, it makes a high singing sound 2. ) INFORMAL to talk a lot about unimportant things twitter twit|ter 2 [ twıtər ] noun count a high singing sound made by a bird … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
