twitter | Definition of twitter

twitter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of twitter

1 to engage in casual or rambling conversation

a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

Synonyms of twitter

babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, visit

Words Related to twitter

descant, discuss, expatiate

yak (also yack), yammer, yap

Phrases Synonymous with twitter

blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak

2 to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

Synonyms of twitter

cheep, chirp, chirrup, chitter, jargon, peep, pip, pipe, tweet

Words Related to twitter

cackle, chatter, jabber

sing, trill, warble

3 to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous

Synonyms of twitter

break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, titter

Words Related to twitter

Phrases Synonymous with twitter

split one's sides

Near Antonyms of twitter

bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh