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To make a short, sharp, high-pitched sound
“As the birds twitter in the winter air at dawn, a burly Iraqi grandmother in black makes bread in an open-air oven for an extended family of 20.”
Talk rapidly and at length in a trivial way
“If she seeks to free women from domestic trivia, why twitter on about chintz?”
To laugh in a noisy, gleeful way
To sing or speak in a trembling manner
To beat faster than usual because of fear or excitement
Experience or cause to experience a slight prickling or stinging sensation
To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way
A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds
“She wasn't a visitor to the forest, she was part of it - a small bit of herself in every shift of the wind, every leaf, every twitter of birdsong.”
Idle or ignorant talk
“Lizaveta is so victimized in her abused and tortured twitter that she can't gain our sympathy, especially when she acts like she doesn't understand she'd be better off without the crazy old coot.”
A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated
A laugh or cry indicating amusement or hilarity
A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion
A sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure
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