chitter

American

[chit-er] / ˈtʃɪt ər /

verb (used without object)

to twitter.

chitter British

/ ˈtʃɪtə /

verb

to twitter or chirp
a dialect word for shiver 1 chatter

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Etymology

Origin of chitter

1350–1400; Middle English che ( a ) teren, chiteren, variant of chateren to chatter

Vocabulary lists containing chitter

"Terrible Things"

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"The Baby-Sitter" and "Beware: Do Not Read This Poem"

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Example Sentences

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She was borned a slave on Jim Scott's plantation on the "Homer Chitter river" in Franklin county, Mississippi.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Indiana Narratives by Work Projects Administration

Chitterling, chit′ėr-ling, n. the smaller intestines of a pig or other edible animal: a frill—prov. forms, Chidling, Chitling, Chitter.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Chitter Robinson went in swiming today. i bet it was cold.

From The Real Diary of a Real Boy by Shute, Henry A. (Henry Augustus)

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