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adjective

as in unstrung

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twittered

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verb

past tense of twitter
1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation a local diner where the town gossips like to twitter

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2
as in chirped
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird his two-way radio twittered as he answered it

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3
as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound has this grating habit of twittering helplessly whenever she's nervous

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Recent Examples of twittered
Verb
Ma Binney inspected me as the widows twittered behind her. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twittered
  1. unstrung
  2. chatted
  3. chirped
  4. laughed
  5. flustered
  6. talked
  7. giggled
  8. unnerved
Adjective
  • Foster gives a taut performance despite the unstrung absurdities of the plot.
    — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
  • When the Premier Lacrosse League’s Boston Cannons opened training camp back in May with unstrung lacrosse stick heads, players knew who to ask for an assist.
    — Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Definition of unstrung
Verb
  • Billboard chatted with October’s Hip-Hop Up & Comer, Noodah 05, about the origins of his name, why old-school R&B always has him in a chokehold, his desire to emulate André 3000, and his aspirations to become the new-age Thanos of rap.
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities say Green has chatted with hundreds of young girls online.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of chatted
Verb
  • Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Social media has chirped with photos and comments from birders, some of whom see this as a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
    — Mindy Schauer, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of chirped
Verb
  • Ghost, what ghost, the women laughed; Madame Field was not superstitious.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughed
Adjective
  • Wickline came on as an increasingly flustered Anthropic CEO, Dario Amodei, who’s explaining why AI is dangerous without taking any responsibility for that.
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But Clemson reeled the Tar Heels back in, slowing down a rushing attack led by Benjamin Hall (130 rushing yards) and making quarterback Billy Edwards, by the end, look flustered and out of sorts.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of flustered
Verb
  • The night before our spaghetti dinner, Caleb sat me down by the cabin’s large, whirling fireplace and talked to me about meatballs for two hours.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In a follow-up phone interview, Collins talked further about the toll taken.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of talked
Verb
  • The two giggled momentarily before Quiñonez turned back and answered candidly.
    — Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Brandy and Goldberg smiled and giggled throughout the entire show, full of joy as the models twirled and commanded the runway in pieces ranging from cocktail dresses to red carpet-worthy gowns.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of giggled
Adjective
  • Yet the snap decision to have Danantara take over exports—announced by Prabowo in May—has unnerved analysts who worry about encroaching state control of the economy, as well as at the sovereign wealth fund.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Some investors balked at its lack of a track record, while others were unnerved by Volta’s reliance on Anthropic to buy much of the data center’s compute.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of unnerved

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“Twittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twittered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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