The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birdsThe sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
I often listen to the twitter of the birds in the park.
Zwitschern
ще́бетščébet, щебета́ниеščebetánije, чири́каньеčiríkanʹje
a series of chirps
(uncountable)Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
(countable)A tremulous broken sound.
(countable)A slight trembling of the nerves.
(UK, countable, informal, regional)Chiefly in the form in a twitter: a state of excitement or nervousness; a twit.
(Northern England, Scotland, archaic)A knot or other defect in a thread or yarn which hinders spinning or weaving; a twit.
Examples
202 sentencesDo you have a Twitter account?
У тебе є акаунт у Твітері? — deniko
ruУ тебя есть аккаунт в Твиттере? — Balamax
deHast du ein Twitterkonto? — MUIRIEL
I use Twitter.
Я користуюся Твіттером. — deniko
ruЯ пользуюсь Твиттером. — Tonari
deIch nutze Twitter. — Esperantostern
Why did you quit using Twitter?
My brother has a Twitter account.
ruУ моего брата есть аккаунт в Твиттере. — odexed
Twitter is a good example of absurdity.
Соціальна мережа "Твітер" - гарний приклад безглуздя. — ChickenKiev
deTwitter ist ein gutes Beispiel für etwas Lächerliches. — Sudajaengi
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English twitren, twiteren, from Old English *twiterian, from Proto-West GermanFrom Middle English twitren, twiteren, from Old English *twiterian, from Proto-West Germanic *twitwiʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną (“to chirp; twitter”). Cognate with Low German twitteren (“to twitter”), German zwitzern, zwitschern (“to twitter”). Compare also Dutch kwetteren (“to twitter”), Danish kvidre (“to twitter”), Swedish kvittra (“to twitter”), dialectal Swedish tittra (“to twitter”).
Origin unknown; possibly related to twine, twist, and twirl.
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Forms
plural: twittersSynonyms
1 synonyms- a series of chirps:chirrup
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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