Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chitter

/ˈtʃɪtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: chit-ter
IPA: /ˈtʃɪtə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.

verb

To shiver or chatter with cold.

Obsolete

noun

Alternative form of chitterling.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Whare wilt thou cower thy chittering wing, / An' close thy e'e?"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: chiteren

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtʃɪtə/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

chitters (present, singular) chittering (participle, present) chittered (participle, past) chittered (past) chitters (plural)

Phrases

chitter-chatter

Synonyms

twitter

Rhymes With

twitter bitter litter transmitter glitter hitter sitter fitter ritter emitter splitter critter

Questions

How do you pronounce chitter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɪtə/.
What does chitter mean?: To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
Where does chitter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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