twittering

verb

present participle of twitter
1
as in chatting
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

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2
as in chirping
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

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3
as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous

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Recent Examples of twittering To Tommy, Anna and Molly are twittering encumbrances, idiotic in their insistence on good works and the good of man, their endless remorseful hedgings about the Communist Party. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 The sun is shining, the birds are twittering and the weather is balmy. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 28 July 2026 Against a palette of softly glitching synth, Zelda flute, and twittering mechanical birds, the song circles feelings of uncertainty about commitment, sacrifice, and choosing one’s true path. — Anna Gaca, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twittering
  1. chatting
  2. chirping
  3. laughing
  4. talking
  5. giggling
  6. conversing
  7. screaming
  8. chattering
Verb
  • His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The New York Representative also shared the news and revealed details about the proposal while chatting with Business Insider.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of chatting
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  • Even though the first game sold out on a rainy night, on the second night, a clear summer evening with cicadas chirping beneath a starry sky, the stadium was only two-thirds full.
    — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Field recordings—from the preparation of street food to birds chirping, taken mostly in public spaces around Doha—are a kind of sonic memory of a place that is rapidly changing.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of chirping
Verb
  • Just as the geeky navel-gazing threatens to become tedious, a joke or a wink keeps the audience laughing and focused on the fantastical story Schoenbrun actually wants to tell—which isn’t a genuine slasher at all.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a lot of laughing and screaming [performance] notes across the open water.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughing
Verb
  • Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?
    — Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Everyone is giggling about his vocabulary, but they’re still charmed.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of giggling
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  • But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026
Definition of conversing
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  • Children in school uniforms are then seen screaming and rushing for an exit.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a lot of laughing and screaming [performance] notes across the open water.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of screaming
Verb
  • If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.
    — Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
Definition of chattering

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