Chitter
[chit-er] /ˈtʃɪt ər/
verb (used without object)
1.
to twitter.
/ˈtʃɪtə/
verb (intransitive)
1.
(mainly US) to twitter or chirp
2.
a dialect word for shiver1 , chatter (sense 3)
v.
c.1200, imitative of birds. Related: Chittered; chittering.
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