twitter
verb (used without object)
to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
twittered
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past participleof twitter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof twitter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
twitterverb (used without object)to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
Example Sentences
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Shorebirds twittered and blue-gray waves lapped and whooshed, bringing the sounds of the beach to the Central Valley.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
As the orange ball of the sun rose on the horizon and birds twittered in the eucalypti, Baumgarten showed up—a fit, poised, attractive guy in his 40s.
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 2, 2020
He twittered on about last night’s screening, then asked me to think of a piece to write for Vogue, so that’s a relief.
From MSNBC ● Nov. 15, 2017
He shows how observing the nesting larks that twittered above 'no man's land' and natural cycles such as the seasons gave a sense of renewal, and how animal 'troops' were inspirationally loyal.
From Nature ● Nov. 15, 2016
Then an owl hooted softly, a field mouse screamed, a rabbit thumped, a dog-fox barked his deep, single lion’s cough, and a bat twittered above their heads.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
