twitters 1 of 2

noun

plural of twitter
1
as in sweats
a state of nervous or irritated concern our grandmother gets all in a twitter if she doesn't get her weekly phone call right on time

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2
as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement the sort of lame double entendres that invariably provoke twitters among the immature

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twitters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of twitter
1
as in chats
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

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2
as in chirps
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 laughs
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 Synonyms for twitters
  1. sweats
  2. chuckles
  3. chats
  4. chirps
  5. laughs
  6. huffs
  7. giggles
  8. talks
Noun
  • To make things easy, stick to sweats or its Crepette line—this pants and jacket set in Flint Green is from the latter.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Wear it comfortably with jeans, sweats, skirts, leggings, and under cardigans, sweaters, denim jackets, and more.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of sweats
Noun
  • Toward the end of the panel, Buttimer noted that Connaughton would have wanted to argue with each speaker, drawing chuckles from the audience.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Wickersham says, with only the slightest of chuckles, that every quarterback is something of a sociopath and likens them to politicians in the middle of a race.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of chuckles
Verb
  • Afterward, everyone chats for a little while—a manageable dose of socializing for people who’d rather not work a crowded room.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.
    — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of chats
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of chirps
Verb
  • Be the man who chases, not the man who laughs with the group.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The narrator assumes his gift for retail politics will charm his old friend; Micah laughs in his face.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025
Definition of huffs
Noun
  • Her giggles kept interrupting the tune through much of her performance, and soon Pioneer Hall was laughing with her and cheering her through it.
    — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of giggles
Verb
  • Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An agent that confidently approves the wrong payment, escalates an unstable interaction or quietly talks a user into a bad decision belongs in a different category.
    — Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of talks
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“Twitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitters. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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