Associations to the word «Twitter»

Wiktionary

TWITTER, noun. The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
TWITTER, noun. Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
TWITTER, verb. (intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.
TWITTER, verb. (intransitive) (transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
TWITTER, verb. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
TWITTER, verb. To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
TWITTER, verb. Alternative form of Twitter
TWITTER, proper noun. An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages.
TWITTER, proper noun. An account belonging to the above service.
TWITTER, verb. (ambitransitive) (Internet) To post an update to Twitter; to tweet.

Dictionary definition

TWITTER, noun. A series of chirps.
TWITTER, verb. Make high-pitched sounds, as of birds.

Wise words

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