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atwitter

    [ə twit′ər]

adjective

in a state of nervous excitement

atwitter

adjective

Being in a state of nervous excitement; twittering: a crowd atwitter with expectation.

atwitter

Adjective

(not comparable)

  1. (postpositive) twittering
  2. (postpositive) nervously excited
Usage notes

Very often prefixed by all, as in, "He was all atwitter".

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  • twitter
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