"twittering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twitterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twittering (plural twitterings)
  1. The act of producing chirping sounds, or twitters.
    Sense id: en-twittering-en-noun-xlfo0p~h

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twittering
  1. present participle and gerund of twitter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: twitter
    Sense id: en-twittering-en-verb-hgoca8KB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78

Inflected forms

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