chittering
VerbSubstantivin Dialogen belegt
The sound of a chitter.
Verb
- 1
Auch eine Form von chitterpresent participle and gerund of chitter
Herkunft
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Substantiv
- 1
The sound of a chitter.
Another bird quickly learned to imitate the song of a canary that was mated with it, but as the parrakeet improved in the performance the canary degenerated, and came at last to mingle the other bird's harsh chitterings with its own proper music.
Herkunft
From Middle English chitering, chiterynge, equivalent to chitter + -ing.
Formen
- Plural
- chitterings