chit·ter (chĭt′ər) intr.v. chit·tered ,
chit·ter·ing ,
chit·ters To twitter or chatter, as a bird.
[Middle English chiteren , of imitative origin .]
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chitter (ˈtʃɪtə ) vb (
intr )
1. chiefly US to twitter or chirp
[C14: of imitative origin]
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chit•ter (ˈtʃɪt ər) v.i. to twitter.
[1350–1400; Middle English
che(a)teren, chiteren, alter. of
chateren to
chatter ]
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chitter Past participle: chitteredGerund: chitteringImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I chitter you chitter he/she/it chitters we chitter you chitter they chitter
Preterite I chittered you chittered he/she/it chittered we chittered you chittered they chittered
Present Continuous I am chittering you are chittering he/she/it is chittering we are chittering you are chittering they are chittering
Present Perfect I have chittered you have chittered he/she/it has chittered we have chittered you have chittered they have chittered
Past Continuous I was chittering you were chittering he/she/it was chittering we were chittering you were chittering they were chittering
Past Perfect I had chittered you had chittered he/she/it had chittered we had chittered you had chittered they had chittered
Future I will chitter you will chitter he/she/it will chitter we will chitter you will chitter they will chitter
Future Perfect I will have chittered you will have chittered he/she/it will have chittered we will have chittered you will have chittered they will have chittered
Future Continuous I will be chittering you will be chittering he/she/it will be chittering we will be chittering you will be chittering they will be chittering
Present Perfect Continuous I have been chittering you have been chittering he/she/it has been chittering we have been chittering you have been chittering they have been chittering
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been chittering you will have been chittering he/she/it will have been chittering we will have been chittering you will have been chittering they will have been chittering
Past Perfect Continuous I had been chittering you had been chittering he/she/it had been chittering we had been chittering you had been chittering they had been chittering
Conditional I would chitter you would chitter he/she/it would chitter we would chitter you would chitter they would chitter
Past Conditional I would have chittered you would have chittered he/she/it would have chittered we would have chittered you would have chittered they would have chittered
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. chitter - make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
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