zwitschern

German (Berlin)

/tsvɪtʃərn/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to chirp, to tweet, to chatter, to twitter make the sound of a bird
  • to tell (somebody something) by hearsay or clandestinely
  • (chiefly either) to tweet post to Twitter

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German zwitzern inherited from Old High German zwizzirōn inherited from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną (chirp, twitter).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*twitwizōną

Gloss

chirp, twitter

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