chitters

Sounds like squirrel

Chitters is the third-person singular of chitter, meaning to make rapid high-pitched sounds—the noise of small birds, insects, or rodents: A squirrel chitters from the oak tree.

The word suggests nervous, excited, or agitated vocalizations, similar to chittering or chattering.

People may chitter when speaking rapidly in a high voice, often from cold or excitement.

squirrel-sounds

chirp

Short, high avian sound

scamper · acorns · chipmunks · bushy · rodent · gnaw · cache · forage · nibble · whiskers

nervous-speech

babble

Incoherent speech

blather · patter · giggle · flutter · anxious · excited · gossip · banter · chatter · murmur

high-pitched

squeak

Short, shrill cry

treble · shriek · screech · squeal · tweet · whine · peep · cheep · piping

insect-sounds

buzz

Continuous low drone

  • humLow steady sound
  • whirrContinuous buzzing sound
  • cicadaLoud singing insect

cricket · grasshopper · chirrup · clicking · wings · rustle · drone · rattle · rasp

Opposites
sound quality

chittersgrowls

Low threatening vocalizations

roars · bellows · rumbles · drones · howls

sound vs. silence

chitterssilence

Total lack of sound

silences · hushes · quiets · mutes · stills

Family

chittering, chitter, chittered, chitterling

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