atwitter
pronunciation
How to pronounce atwitter in British English:
UK [æt'wi:tər]
How to pronounce atwitter in American English:
US [æt'witər]
Word Origin
- atwitter (adv.)
- 1833, from a- (1) + twitter.
Example
- 1. Nowadays , the lifestyle of modern people is busy , atwitter and .
- 2. E.g. she was atwitter at the prospect of meeting the king .
- 3. A crowd atwitter with expectation .
- 4. That kiss , albeit not as extensive as the one vice president al gore gave his wife , tipper , during the 2000 democratic national convention , was still quite long , and left some in the mayor 's entourage all atwitter .