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chitter

chit·ter

UK/ˈtʃɪtə/ US/ˈt͡ʃɪtɚ/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

make high-pitched sounds, as of birds

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Origin

From Middle English chiteren, chitren, cheteren. Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.

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