noun / verb
TWIT-er/twˈɪtɝ/
A quick succession of light chirps.
The soft twitter of birds drifts through the open window.
Etymology
The verb imitated birds uttering small, tremulous sounds. The noun named a chirp or series of chirps, with that trembling quality also suggesting excitement.
More examples
- Sparrows twitter in the hedge outside our kitchen.
- A swallow twittered softly from its perch on the fence.
- We hear faint twitters from the nest above the porch.
Forms
twitter · twitters · twittered · twittering