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twitter

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[ twit-er ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
  2. to talk lightly and rapidly, especially of trivial matters; chatter.
  3. to titter; giggle.
  4. to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter.
  5. Digital Technology. tweet ( def 4 ).


verb (used with object)

  1. to express or utter by twittering.

noun

  1. an act of twittering.
  2. a twittering sound.
  3. a state of tremulous excitement.

    Synonyms: , ,

Twitter

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Trademark.
  1. a brand name for a social media service and website where registered users may post text that is limited to a certain number of characters, as well as links, photos, or videos.

twitter

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/ ˈٷɪə /

verb

  1. intr (esp of a bird) to utter a succession of chirping sounds
  2. intr to talk or move rapidly and tremulously
  3. intr to giggle

    her schoolmates twittered behind their desks

  4. tr to utter in a chirping way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a twittering sound, esp of a bird
  2. the act of twittering
  3. a state of nervous excitement (esp in the phrase in a twitter )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Twitter

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/ ˈٷɪə /

noun

  1. a website where people can post short messages about their current activities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr; sometimes not capital to write a short message on the Twitter website
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٷɾٳٱ, adjective
  • ˈٷɾٳٱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ٷɾt· noun
  • ٷɾt·Բ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of twitter1

1325–75; Middle English twiteren (v.); akin to German zwitschern
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of twitter1

C14: of imitative origin
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Example Sentences

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In response to the bid, Altman posted on Musk's social media platform X: "no thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion if you want."

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“You dare block me on twitter... see my next move,” said one.

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In a statement on Thursday, Lauren Edwards said: "I have recently been made aware of a small number of tweets that I posted on twitter from over a decade ago, which I now deeply regret."

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“Re: my father: well, now you know why I refused to give him the password to his own twitter account for a decade lol” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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This month, novelist Daniel Torday posted, “This space has become almost as unusable as twitter was. I’m out.”

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