different between twittering vs atwitter

twittering

English

Verb

twittering

  1. present participle of twitter

Noun

twittering (plural twitterings)

  1. The act of producing chirping sounds, or twitters.
    • 1959, Boys' Life (volume 49, number 5, May 1959, page 56)
      Once there, he blushingly went through the procedure, having to fold and refold the flag about three times, to the twitterings and gigglings of twelve little girls.

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atwitter

English

Etymology

a- +? twitter

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??tw?t?(?)/
  • Rhymes: -?t?(?)

Adjective

atwitter (not comparable)

  1. (postpositive) twittering
  2. (postpositive) nervously excited

Usage notes

Very often prefixed by all, as in, "He was all atwitter".

Related terms

  • twitter

Anagrams

  • twattier

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