Meaning & use
Chitter
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To make a series of short, tremulous, high-pitched sounds, as a small bird or animal does, or to chatter rapidly.
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The squirrels chittered at each other from opposite branches of the oak tree.
Her teeth chittered in the cold wind as she waited for the bus.
A note on using this word
Chitter is an onomatopoeic word closely related to 'chatter' and 'twitter,' imitating quick, small, repetitive sounds.
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