twitter

Noun · Verb
US[twit-er]/ˈtwɪtɚ/2 syllables
Synonyms: chirrupchitter

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. A social media messaging service limited to 140 charactersType of communication
  2. a series of chirpsSynonyms: chirrupType of sound

Verb (1)twittered, twittering

  1. make high-pitched sounds, as of birdsSynonyms: chitterMore general peep, cheep

Related words twitterer noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Twit′ter noun

Origin: From Twit.

One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.

Twit′ter intransitive verb [past tense & past participle Twittered; present participle & verbal noun Twittering.]

Origin: OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzirōn, D. kwetteren, Sw. qvittra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.

1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises.

The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed.— Asa Gray

2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. John Fletcher

3. To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.

Twit′ter transitive verb

To utter with a twitter. William Cowper

Twit′ter noun

1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.

2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle.

3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Twitter

<messaging> A free Internet service for posting short messages, known as "tweets", via a central server, which are then sent to all users who have chosen to follow you or to a specific user. A variety of client programs are available in addition to the website. Launched in about 2008.

Twitter home (http://twitter.com/).

(2009-06-10)

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