twitter Lexical Profile
twitter Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds, especially as made by small birds.
"She woke early to the cheerful twitter of sparrows outside her bedroom window."
A state of nervous agitation, tremulous excitement, or fluttering anticipation.
"The entire office was in a twitter ahead of the visiting director's announcement."
• verb
To utter a succession of light, tremulous, high-pitched sounds (especially of a bird).
"Swallows twittered in the eaves of the old barn as the sun began to rise."
To talk rapidly, nervously, or trivially in a light, high-pitched voice.
"The guests twittered excitedly among themselves while waiting for the ceremony to start."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English twiteren, of imitative origin, formed with the frequentative suffix -er to mimic the rapid, tremulous chirping of small birds, with cognates in Old High German zwizziron.