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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 4

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.

2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle. Hudibras.

3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. Gray.

2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. J. Fletcher.

3. To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 4 of 4

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To utter with a twitter. Cowper.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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