What is another word for twitter?

“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.”

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Talk rapidly and at length in a trivial way

talk nineteen to the dozen

mumble

chit-chat

go on and on

engage in conversation

shoot one's mouth off

dialog^US

dialogue^UK

socialise^UK

socialize^US

talk the hind leg off a donkey

rumor^US

rumour^UK

talk someone's ear off

talk through one's hat

consult with each other

talk ten to the dozen

talk the hind legs off a donkey

rhapsodise^UK

rhapsodize^US

engage in communication

bruit something about

tell tales out of school

carry on conversation

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“If she seeks to free women from domestic trivia, why twitter on about chintz?”

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To laugh in a noisy, gleeful way

be rolling in the aisles

give a half-suppressed laugh

die laughing

be convulsed with laughter

double up

bust a gut

split your sides

dissolve into laughter

give a suppressed laugh

grin like a Cheshire cat

smile from ear to ear

grin from ear to ear

be all smiles

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To sing, speak or move in a trembling manner

move from side to side

wave to and fro

move backwards and forwards

baulk^UK

balk^US

change one's position

swing backwards and forwards

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Beat or sound with a strong, regular rhythm

clamour^UK

clamor^US

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To insult or put down, especially in a spiteful way

criticise^UK

criticize^US

tantalise^UK

tantalize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

take the mickey out of

give someone a hard time

victimize^US

dishonor^US

antagonize^US

dishonour^UK

minimize^US

victimise^UK

antagonise^UK

minimise^UK

put someone's back up

make a laughing-stock

raise someone's hackles

play a practical joke on

tyrannize^US

agonize^US

tyrannise^UK

scandalize^US

agonise^UK

make someone's hackles rise

dispraise

ruffle someone's feathers

scandalise^UK

give the cold shoulder

belabor^US

lead someone a merry dance

terrorize^US

make cutting remarks about

be contemptuous about

belabour^UK

give the Bronx cheer to

terrorise^UK

make someone a laughing stock

make someone's blood boil

get in someone's hair

try someone's patience

make waves

make angry

get someone's back up

get on someone's nerves

give someone the hump

make a monkey out of someone

play a practical joke

make someone's mouth water

make mouth water

keep hanging on

keep someone hanging on

make one's hackles rise

get on someone's case

bend someone's ear

breathe down someone's neck

set one's face against

treat disrespectfully

hurt someone's feelings

demoralize^US

drive round the twist

demoralise^UK

traumatize^US

traumatise^UK

drive you up the wall

cause anxiety to

get on somebody's nerves

make uncomfortable

chill

mix up

appal^UK

get under someone's skin

get up someone's nose

hang up

get on someone's wick

appall^US

rub you up the wrong way

get your dander up

put someone off their stroke

cheese off

face

make your blood boil

get someone's dander up

jar on

put someone's nose out of joint

weigh heavily on someone's mind

pressurize^US

pressurise^UK

be a pain in the neck

be a thorn in someone's side

shatter

surprise

weigh heavily on one's mind

prey on someone's mind

make things hot for someone

make it hot for someone

get down

cause someone to lose their composure

set one's teeth on edge

reluct

be a thorn in someone's flesh

get someone's hackles up

dull

mess with someone's head

rattle someone's cage

get up somebody's nose

get on the wrong side of

put somebody's back up

breath down someone's neck

ruffle one's feathers

put your nose out of joint

stroke someone's hair the wrong way

push someon's buttons

rub one the wrong way

cause inconvenience to

wind somebody up

be the victim of

get on someone's back

give one the business

lie heavy on someone's mind

weigh heavy on someone's mind

come back to

stay with

be a weight on one's mind

bring pressure to bear on

make demands on

make severe demands on

put a strain on

tire out

start in on

create difficulties for

put off his or her stride

worst

make someone laugh on the other side of their face

make someone laugh out of the other side of their mouth

set someone back on their heels

take the wind out of someone's sails

give the needle

inflict trauma

deeply upset

set your teeth on edge

rasp one's nerves

prey on one's mind

be a weight on someone's mind

hurt somebody's feelings

catch somebody off balance

catch somebody unawares

knock the wind out of

brutalize^US

brutalise^UK

exhaust someone's patience

grate at

dampen someone's hopes

drive you out of your mind

drive you off your head

drive you to distraction

make your hackles rise

make somebody's blood boil

drive you round the twist

make you see red

drive somebody up the wall

make livid

drive out of mind

drive you round the bend

make someone's stomach rise

make someone's gorge rise

wreck

wreak

befall

cause someone difficulty

discommodate

be on one's tail

be on one's back

put out of countenance

put someone to trouble

make someone go out of his way

knock the stuffing out of

harsh someone's mellow

turn one off

give someone the blues

make someone fed up

make desolate

make your heart bleed

pour cold water on

cast a gloom upon

bring tears to someone's eyes

make gloomy

bear down

make someone's heart bleed

make sad

reduce to tears

knock sideways

bring tears to your eyes

keep under

dampen someone's spirits

dash someone's hopes

break someone's spirit

throw cold water on

break someone's heart

cause to be at a stand

stagger

make someone scratch their head

set thinking

mess with one's head

make someone's head spin

cause to feel emotional strain

cause to feel mental strain

cause to feel nauseous

make someone want to throw up

jeopardize^US

have an adverse effect on

yank somebody's chain

jeopardise^UK

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Noun

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A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds

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“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.”

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Idle or ignorant talk

dialogue^UK

dialog^US

rumor^US

rumour^UK

pretense^US

pretence^UK

unintelligible language

clamour^UK

clamor^US

monologue^UK

rumors^US

monolog^US

verbalizing^US

verbalising^UK

rumours^UK

beauty-parlor chitchat

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“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.”

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A state of being nervous, anxious, or irritated