Twitter Definition
twĭtər
twitters
verb
twitters
To make a series of light, sharp, intermittent vocal sounds; chirp continuously or tremulously, as birds do.
Webster's New World
To talk in a rapid, tremulous manner expressive of agitation, timidity, etc.; chatter.
Webster's New World
To giggle or titter.
Webster's New World
To express or say in a twittering manner.
Webster's New World
To tremble with excitement, eagerness, etc.
Webster's New World
noun
twitters
A light, sharp, intermittent vocal sound of a bird; chirping.
Webster's New World
Any similar sound.
Webster's New World
A condition of trembling excitement; flutter.
Webster's New World
A person who twits.
Webster's New World
Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
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Origin of Twitter
From the name of one online social networking and microblogging service, Twitter, from twitter (“to utter a succession of chirps").
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Middle English twiteren ultimately of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Imitating the sound.
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