twittery

US: (twit′ə rē)

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twit•ter•y  (twit′ə rē), adj. 

1. given to or characterized by twittering.
2. tremulous;
   shaky.

• twitter + -y¹ 1880–85

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twit•ter /ˈtwɪtɚ/   v. 

1. to make a number of short, rapid, high-pitched sounds, as a bird does:
   [no object] birds twittering in the trees.
2. to talk lightly and rapidly;
   chatter: [no object]
   twittering about the usual gossip.
   [used with quotations]
   "Well!'' and "Heavens, no!'' they all began twittering when he told them about the librarian's secret love life.

n. [countable]

3. an act of twittering.
4. a twittering sound.
5. a state of fluttering excitement:
   [usually singular] were all in a twitter at his visit.

twit•ter•y, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

twit•ter  (twit′ər), v.i. 

1. to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
2. to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters;
   chatter.
3. to titter;
   giggle.
4. to tremble with excitement or the like;
   be in a flutter.

v.t. 

5. to express or utter by twittering.

n. 

6. an act of twittering.
7. a twittering sound.
8. a state of tremulous excitement.

• 1325–75; Middle English twiteren (verb, verbal); akin to German zwitschern

twit′ter•er, n. 
twit′ter•ing•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 8. flutter, tizzy, fluster.