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twitter(2)(dictionary)
twitter(3)(dictionary)
twitter(4)(dictionary)
twitter(5)(dictionary)
twitter(6)(dictionary)
twitter(7)(dictionary)
twitter 1, verb(dictionary)
twitter 2, noun(dictionary)

postorbital (iou) and twitter(5) (iou)


postorbital (iou)



postorbital adjective & noun. M19.
[from POST- 2 + ORBITAL.]
Anatomy & Zoology.
A. adjective. Situated behind or on the hinder part of the orbit or eye socket; spec. designating a process of the frontal bone, forming a separate bone in some reptiles. M19.
b. noun. The postorbital bone or process. M19.

twitter(5) (iou)



twitter verb1. LME.
[Imit.: see -ER5.]
verb intrans. Of a bird: utter a succession of light tremulous sounds; chirp continuously with a tremulous effect. Of a person: make a sound similar to this; talk rapidly in a tremulous voice; chatter, esp. in an idle or trivial manner. LME.
Slimming Twittering on and on..until I finally gabbled to a stop. Raritan She talked to me..in her skeptically hoarse, twittering English.
verb trans. Utter or express by twittering. LME.
A. Pilling 'Henry's quite a trendy name these days,' Miss Bingham twittered faintly.
verb intrans. Move tremulously, tremble or quiver, esp. with excitement or agitation. Formerly also, hanker after. Now chiefly Scot. & dial. E17.
R. L. Stevenson I was..twittering with cold.
b. verb trans. Move (a thing) tremulously; twiddle (the fingers). rare (chiefly Scot.). M19.
verb intrans. Laugh in a suppressed way, titter. dial. L17.
verb trans. Bring into a specified condition by twittering. rare. M19.
twitte'ration noun (colloq., rare) = TWITTER noun2 1 E19.
twitterer noun M19.
twitteringly adverb (rare) in a twittering manner M19.