chitter

[ chit-er ]

/ ˈtʃɪt ər /

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verb (used without object)

to twitter.

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Origin of chitter

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

Words nearby chitter

chiton, chitosan, Chi-tse, Chittagong, chittamwood, chitter, chitterlings, Ch'iu Ch'u-chi, Chiusi, chiv, chivalric

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How to use chitter in a sentence

You decide at last to cast off your ignorance and be of the elect—to know what chit means and if possible become a chitter.
East of Suez|Frederic Courtland Penfield
Uphill the chitter of a fluff-fur sounded twice—Tsoay was in position.
The Defiant Agents|Andre Alice Norton
I confess I felt a touch of nausea, but nothing compared with the priest, whose teeth began to chitter in an ague of horror.
The Shoes of Fortune|Neil Munro
It stirred and began to chitter feebly, very sleepy and cross at being awakened.
McTeague|Frank Norris

Their chitter, chitter, chitter never for a moment ceases or even diminishes in intensity.
Birds of the Plains|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for chitter

chitter

/ (ˈtʃɪtə) /

verb (intr)

mainly US to twitter or chirp

a dialect word for shiver 1, chatter (def. 3)

Word Origin for chitter

C14: of imitative origin

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