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Twit·ter
(twĭt′ər) A trademark for an online social networking service that limits posts to 140 characters.
twit·ter
(twĭt′ər)v. twit·tered, twit·ter·ing, twit·ters
v.intr.
1. To utter a succession of light chirping or tremulous sounds; chirrup.
2.
a. To speak rapidly and in a tremulous manner: twittering over office gossip.
b. To giggle nervously; titter.
3. To tremble with nervous agitation or excitement.
v.tr.
To utter or say with a twitter: twittered a greeting.
n.
1.
a. The light chirping sound made by certain birds.
b. A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.
2. Agitation or excitement; flutter.
[Middle English twiteren, ultimately of imitative origin.]
twit′ter·er n.
twit′ter·y adj.
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vb
1. (intr) (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds
2. (intr) to talk or move rapidly and tremulously
3. (intr) to giggle: her schoolmates twittered behind their desks.
4. (tr) to utter in a chirping way
n
5. a twittering sound, esp of a bird
6. the act of twittering
7. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter)
[C14: of imitative origin]
ˈtwitterer n
ˈtwittery adj
n
trademark a website where people can post short messages about their current activities
vb
(intr; sometimes not capital) to write a short message on the Twitter website
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twit•ter
(ˈtwɪt ər)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.
v.t. 5. to express or utter by twittering.
n. 6. an act of twittering.
7. a twittering sound.
8. a state of tremulous excitement.
[1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); compare Old High German zwizzirōn]
twit′ter•er, n.
twit′ter•ing•ly, adv.
twit′ter•y, adj.
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Past participle: twittered
Gerund: twittering
| Imperative |
|---|
| Present |
|---|
| I twitter |
| you twitter |
| he/she/it twitters |
| we twitter |
| you twitter |
| they twitter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I twittered |
| you twittered |
| he/she/it twittered |
| we twittered |
| you twittered |
| they twittered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am twittering |
| you are twittering |
| he/she/it is twittering |
| we are twittering |
| you are twittering |
| they are twittering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have twittered |
| you have twittered |
| he/she/it has twittered |
| we have twittered |
| you have twittered |
| they have twittered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was twittering |
| you were twittering |
| he/she/it was twittering |
| we were twittering |
| you were twittering |
| they were twittering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had twittered |
| you had twittered |
| he/she/it had twittered |
| we had twittered |
| you had twittered |
| they had twittered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will twitter |
| you will twitter |
| he/she/it will twitter |
| we will twitter |
| you will twitter |
| they will twitter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have twittered |
| you will have twittered |
| he/she/it will have twittered |
| we will have twittered |
| you will have twittered |
| they will have twittered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be twittering |
| you will be twittering |
| he/she/it will be twittering |
| we will be twittering |
| you will be twittering |
| they will be twittering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been twittering |
| you have been twittering |
| he/she/it has been twittering |
| we have been twittering |
| you have been twittering |
| they have been twittering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been twittering |
| you will have been twittering |
| he/she/it will have been twittering |
| we will have been twittering |
| you will have been twittering |
| they will have been twittering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been twittering |
| you had been twittering |
| he/she/it had been twittering |
| we had been twittering |
| you had been twittering |
| they had been twittering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would twitter |
| you would twitter |
| he/she/it would twitter |
| we would twitter |
| you would twitter |
| they would twitter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have twittered |
| you would have twittered |
| he/she/it would have twittered |
| we would have twittered |
| you would have twittered |
| they would have twittered |
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Short but frequent status reports about a person’s ordinary day-to-day activities made available to that person’s online network of friends and associates.
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Noun 1. [画像:twitter - a series of chirps]twitter - a series of chirps
sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb 1. [画像:twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds]twitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
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Translations
زقْزَقَهيُزَقْزِق
cvrlikánícvrlikat
kvidrekvidren
Gezwitscher Twitterzwitschern
kvak, tístkvaka, tísta
čirenimasčirentičiulbėti
čivināšanačivināt
čvirikaniečvirikať
ščebetati
cıvıldamacıvıldamak
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1. n (of bird) → cinguettio
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione
to be all of a twitter, be in a twitter (fam) → essere in grande agitazione
2. vi (bird) → cinguettare ; (person) → cicalare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
a light, repeated chirping sound, especially made by (small) birds. He could hear the twitter of sparrows. getjirp زقْزَقَه цвъртене gorjeio cvrlikání das Gezwitscher kvidren τιτίβισμα gorjeo vidin جیک جیک viserrys pépiement ציוץ चहचहाहट cvrkut csicsergés bunyi mencicit kvak, tíst cinguettio さえずり (새의) 지저귐 čiulbėjimas, čirškimas, čirenimas čivināšana ciak getjilp kvitring, småsnakking świergot جیک جیک gorjeio ciripit щебет čvirikanie, štebotanie ščebet cvrkut kvitter เสียงเพลงแหลมสูง (นกหรือสัตว์เล็ก ๆ cıvıldama 唧唧喳喳(的叫聲) щебетання, цвірінькання چوں چوں کي آواز tiếng hót líu lo 嘁嘁喳喳(的叫声)
verb to make such a noise. tjirp يُزَقْزِق цвърча gorjear cvrlikat zwitschern kvidre τιτιβίζω gorjear vidistama جیک جیک کردن visertää pépier לְצַייֵץ चहचहाना cvrkutati csicsereg cicitan kvaka, tísta cinguettare さえずる 지저귀다 čiulbėti, čirkšti, čirenti čivināt menciak tjilpen kvitre, småsnakke ćwierkać جیک جیک کول gorjear a ciripi щебетать čvirikať, štebotať ščebetati cvrkutati kvittra ร้องหรือพูดด้วยเสียงแหลมสูง cıvıldamak (鳥)吱吱地叫 щебетати, цвірінькати چوں چوں کرنا hót líu lo (鸟)吱吱地叫
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