chitter.
To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
Meaning & usage
To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
It was a beautifully sunny day and beetles could be heard chittering loudly in the rose garden by the side of the path made out of antique bricks.
To shiver or chatter with cold.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English chiteren, chitren, cheteren. Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.
Alternative form of chitterling.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.