'Twittering' definitions:
Definition of 'Twittering'
From: GCIDE
- Twittering \Twit"ter*ing\, n.
- 1. The act of one who, or that which, twitters. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is caused by desire, expectation, or suspense. [1913 Webster]
- A widow, who had a twittering towards a second husband, took a gossiping companion to manage the job. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Twittering'
From: GCIDE
- Twitter \Twit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir[=o]n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qvittra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.]
- 1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. [1913 Webster]
- The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. --J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]
- 3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated. [1913 Webster]