Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
- Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
- A tremulous broken sound.
- A slight trembling of the nerves.
- Chiefly in the form in a twitter: a state of excitement or nervousness; a twit.
- A knot or other defect in a thread or yarn which hinders spinning or weaving; a twit.
- A user account on Twitter.
- A feed on Twitter.
- A community on Twitter.
Verb
- To utter a succession of chirps.
- (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
- To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
- To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
- To twit; to reproach or upbraid.
- Alternative form of Twitter.
- To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
Proper noun
- An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.
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