/ˈtwɪtə(r)/
/ˈtwɪtər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they twitter | /ˈtwɪtə(r)/ /ˈtwɪtər/ |
| he / she / it twitters | /ˈtwɪtəz/ /ˈtwɪtərz/ |
| past simple twittered | /ˈtwɪtəd/ /ˈtwɪtərd/ |
| past participle twittered | /ˈtwɪtəd/ /ˈtwɪtərd/ |
| -ing form twittering | /ˈtwɪtərɪŋ/ /ˈtwɪtərɪŋ/ |
- (also tweet)[intransitive] when birds twitter, they make a series of short, high soundsTopics Birdsc2
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- [intransitive, transitive] (especially British English) to talk quickly in a high excited voice, especially about something that is not very important
- twitter (on) (about somebody/something) Perry was always twittering on about something or other.
- + speech ‘Oh, you are too kind,’ twittered Mrs Bennet.
- (also more frequent tweet)[intransitive, transitive] twitter (something) to send a message or picture using the social media service previously called Twitter™
- Some members of Congress twittered through the President’s big speech.
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative.
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