chitter

American  

[chit-er] / ˈtʃɪt ər /

verb (used without object)

1. to twitter.

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chitter British  

/ ˈtʃɪtə /

verb

1. to twitter or chirp

2. 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

Example Sentences

The spiders around them began to chitter and creep back.

From Literature

When they spoke in Wild, it sounded to Danny like clicks and chittering.

From Literature

The dragon closed its eyes and made a little chittering noise.

From Literature

I’m left alone with the breeze, the birds chirping, a bug zipping by, squirrels chittering.

From Literature

I hear the scraping of branches, the scratching of bark, and low melodic sounds that remind me of chittering.

From Literature