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| Back | twit•ter verb, noun BrE /ˈtwɪtə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtwɪtər/ verb verb forms word origin 1 (also tweet) [intransitive] when birds twitter, they make a series of short high sounds 2 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (on) (about sth)| + speech (especially BrE) to talk quickly in a high excited voice, especially about sth that is not very important 3 (also tweet) [intransitive] to send a message using the Twitter social networking service Some members of Congress twittered through the President's big speech. noun word origin [singular] 1 (also twit•tering) a series of short high sounds that birds make the twitter of starlings 2 (informal) a state of nervous excitement She had been all of a twitter since she heard the good news that morning. 3 = tweet |
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