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3.9
- noun
- /ˈtwɪtər/
- The garden was full of life, with the cheerful twitter of birds providing a pleasant background.
- twitter of birds
- twitter of songbirds
Examples
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I have listened to the singing of the early morning birds, the chirping of the sparrow, the twitter of the swallows, and the rise and fall of the calls of the skylarks from on high.
Fiction book (2001) -
It had a lilt to it, like a songbird's twitter in the early morning hours in a forest.
Fiction book (1998) -
To listen to the twitter of the birds.
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"A light twitter ran through the great hall as the listeners imagined the scene unfolding.
Fiction book (1998) -
French horns enticed one from enjoying the twitter of robins.
Fiction book (1993) -
Peaceful, bucolic even, the air alive with buzzes and hummings, the twitter of birds, a song now and then. "Tough going?" Charlie asked.
Fiction book (1990) -
He gazed at the roof, heard the hooting of owls outside, the croaking of frogs, and the twitter and twinkle of worms all sleeping blissfully without.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the early morning, the serene forest was filled with the sweet twitter of small birds.
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As we walked through the park, we enjoyed the delightful twitter of sparrows in the trees.
Synonyms
28
3.7
A rapid high repeated sound made by small animals or machines
10
3.0
A high, continuous noise birds or monkeys make
7
2.6
Pleasant musical sounds that birds make, often in the morning
4
2.5
A short, high sound made by a small bird
1
8.1
A short high, sharp sound made by small birds or insects
1
9.7
A short high whistling sound made by small birds
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Etymology
Twitter as a noun names the light, rapid sounds of small birds and comes from copying those quick noises such as twit or tweet, like a gentle 'chirping'. That's why a twitter is a short series of high, pleasant bird sounds.