verb
- to make a series of light, high-pitched sounds
- to talk rapidly in a nervous or excited way
Usage: often used of birds
Usage: informal
noun
- a series of light, high-pitched sounds
- rapid nervous or excited talk
Usage: often used of bird sounds
Usage: informal
Examples
- The birds began to twitter at dawn.
- She heard the twitter of sparrows outside her window.
- He would twitter nervously whenever he was anxious.
- The excited children’s twitter filled the playground.
- The robin’s twitter was a welcome sign of spring.
- Her constant twitter about trivial matters annoyed her colleagues.
- The twitter of the finches created a pleasant morning soundtrack.