What does this word "chittering" mean?

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Hi,I have been reading a book of Tony Hillerman's, and found this word "chittering" that I cannot find an explanation in my dictionaries. It is under the following context:" There was a cittering outburst of warning calls, and in a second the (prairie) dogs were in their holes."Can anyone answer this question please?Thank you very much!

Mr Wordy · Accepted Answer

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chitter

Resplenda · Answer

Ah thank you very much.<img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/> So it means to twitter or chatter.

Mister Micawber · Answer

Well, not actually.  Birds twitter; women chatter; prairie dogs chitter-- it is imitative of the small sounds the rodents make.  The verbs can sometimes overlap in use, but the overlap is usually metaphoric.

Resplenda · Answer

Wow, that seems like the best answer I could ever get!

A chattering outbursted from Resplenda's home to say "thank you" to Master Micawber!

/giggle

Anonymous · Answer

Steve Harvet just explained on the show today 5/26/17, chitterlings are pig intestines.

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