Twit"ter (?), n. [From Twit.] One
who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Twittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G.
zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir&?;n, D. kwetteren, Sw.
qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.] 1.
To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted
noises.
The swallow twittering from the straw-built
shed.
Gray.
2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to
titter; to giggle. J. Fletcher.
3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a
slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twit"ter, v. t. To utter with a
twitter. Cowper.
Twit"ter, n. 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. Hudibras.
3. A slight trembling or agitation of the
nerves.
Twit"ter (?), n. [From Twit.] One
who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p.
p. Twittered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G.
zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir&?;n, D. kwetteren, Sw.
qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.] 1.
To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted
noises.
The swallow twittering from the straw-built
shed.
Gray.
2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to
titter; to giggle. J. Fletcher.
3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a
slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twit"ter, v. t. To utter with a
twitter. Cowper.
Twit"ter, n. 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. Hudibras.
3. A slight trembling or agitation of the
nerves.
