Meaning & use
chittering
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Making a series of short, high-pitched sounds, as a bird or small animal does.
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A squirrel sat chittering angrily from the branch above.
The bats began chittering as dusk settled over the cave entrance.
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An onomatopoeic word imitating the rapid, high-pitched calls of small animals and birds.
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