Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chitter
Participle: chittered
Gerund: chittering
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chitter |
| you | chitter |
| he;she;it | chitters |
| we | chitter |
| you | chitter |
| they | chitter |
Perfect
| I | have chittered |
| you | have chittered |
| he;she;it | has chittered |
| we | have chittered |
| you | have chittered |
| they | have chittered |
Past
| I | chittered |
| you | chittered |
| he;she;it | chittered |
| we | chittered |
| you | chittered |
| they | chittered |
Pluperfect
| I | had chittered |
| you | had chittered |
| he;she;it | had chittered |
| we | had chittered |
| you | had chittered |
| they | had chittered |
Future
| I | will chitter |
| you | will chitter |
| he;she;it | will chitter |
| we | will chitter |
| you | will chitter |
| they | will chitter |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chittered |
| you | will have chittered |
| he;she;it | will have chittered |
| we | will have chittered |
| you | will have chittered |
| they | will have chittered |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chitter |
| you | chitter |
| he;she;it | chitter |
| we | chitter |
| you | chitter |
| they | chitter |
Perfect
| I | have chittered |
| you | have chittered |
| he;she;it | have chittered |
| we | have chittered |
| you | have chittered |
| they | have chittered |
Imperfect
| I | chittered |
| you | chittered |
| he;she;it | chittered |
| we | chittered |
| you | chittered |
| they | chittered |
Pluperfect
| I | had chittered |
| you | had chittered |
| he;she;it | had chittered |
| we | had chittered |
| you | had chittered |
| they | had chittered |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chitter |
| you | would chitter |
| he;she;it | would chitter |
| we | would chitter |
| you | would chitter |
| they | would chitter |
Perfect
| I | would have chittered |
| you | would have chittered |
| he;she;it | would have chittered |
| we | would have chittered |
| you | would have chittered |
| they | would have chittered |
Imperative
| you | chitter |
| we | Let's chitter |
| you | chitter |
Verbs conjugated like 'chitter'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chitter'
chatter,
chutter,
clitter,
bitter,
chapter,
charter,
chipper,
chowter,
chunter,
clatter,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English chiteren, chitren, cheteren. Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.
Sample Sentences
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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.
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Whare wilt thou cower thy chittering wing, / An' close thy e'e? [1786, Robert Burns, A Winter Night:]