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TWITTER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A series of chirps

Synonyms:

chirrup; twitter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("twitter" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

Derivation:

twitter (make high-pitched sounds, as of birds)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

Synonyms:

chitter; twitter

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "twitter" is one way to...):

cheep; chirp; chirrup; peep (make high-pitched sounds)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

twitter (a series of chirps)

twitterer (a bird that twitters)

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