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twitter

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Noun

  1. The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
  2. Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
  3. A tremulous broken sound.
  4. A slight trembling of the nerves.
  5. Chiefly in the form in a twitter: a state of excitement or nervousness; a twit.
  6. A knot or other defect in a thread or yarn which hinders spinning or weaving; a twit.
  7. A user account on Twitter.
  8. A feed on Twitter.
  9. A community on Twitter.

Verb

  1. To utter a succession of chirps.
  2. (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
  3. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
  4. To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
  5. To twit; to reproach or upbraid.
  6. Alternative form of Twitter.
  7. To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.

Proper noun

  1. An online social networking and microblogging service; officially known as X since 2023.

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