chitter

[ chit-er ]

/ ˈtʃɪt ər /

verb (used without object)

to twitter.

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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Example sentences from the Web for chitter

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
He was conscious of the chitter of insects, but no animals lingered here.
Star Born|Andre Norton
A chitter of sound came from his audience, so that it appeared that they were all of a strain.
The Fifth Queen Crowned|Ford Madox Ford

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

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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单词	chitter
释义	chitter [ chit-er ] / ˈtʃɪt ər / verb (used without object) to twitter. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chitter 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 He was conscious of the chitter of insects, but no animals lingered here. Star Born\|Andre Norton A chitter of sound came from his audience, so that it appeared that they were all of a strain. The Fifth Queen Crowned\|Ford Madox Ford 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 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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