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Twittered

Twitter \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.

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twittered

vb. (en-past of: twitter)

Usage examples of "twittered".

When there was no answer she twittered again, more shrill, and waved at the Brown.

She twittered at the Brown, and it went to the controls of the car and examined them carefully, then sat in the driver's seat.

She twittered to the drivers and the Browns immediately got out, went to the back of the truck, and began removing boxes from the cargo compartment.

Whitbread's Mode started for the other driver's seat, but Charlie twittered at her.

Charlie twittered at them and they began removing seats, bending metal, working at almost blinding speed.

Whitbread’s Mode started for the other driver’s seat, but Charlie twittered at her.

He twittered a bit and then prescribed pulverized avocado seed and crushed plantain in raw, unfermented maguey juice.

Grall twittered with conflicting wishes when F'nor went off on errands, so he would order her to stay with Brekke.

The pipes of the boatswain's mates twittered wildly, the marine guard presented arms, the sideboys stood rigidly at attention.

The pipes twittered to call the watch's attention to the arrival of the ship's captain.