Home › Words › C › chitteringchitteringchittering means the sound of a chitter.EtymologyFrom Middle English chitering, chiterynge, equivalent to chitter + -ing.nounThe sound of a chitter.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.chitter 84% match — To make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter. vs chittering →chirring 79% match — The sound of a chirr. vs chittering →chirruping 73% match — The act of producing a chirrup sound. vs chittering →chirper 72% match — A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound. vs chittering →chatteringly 72% match — In a chattering manner. vs chittering →chirping 71% match — The act, or an instance of, chirping. vs chittering →fritinancy 70% match — Chirping, twittering. vs chittering →chatteration 70% match — chattering vs chittering →