tweet

1 of 2

noun

1
: a chirping note
2
: a post made on the X online message service

tweet

2 of 2

verb

tweeted; tweeting; tweets

transitive + intransitive

1
: to make a chirping sound
Later I'll want to hear the high frequencies again, the birds tweeting in the morning and the raindrops on the roof.Dee Snider
2
: to make a posting on the X online message service : to post a tweet (see tweet entry 1 sense 2)
Madison's job was to verify information being sent in and then relay that to legal observers, street medics, and other organizers who could in turn tweet the information to the masses in the streets.Matthew Power
You can tweet as much as you want or lurk without comment, though consistent tweeting and audience engagement are key to attracting and keeping followers.Charlotte Abbott

Examples of tweet in a Sentence

Verb the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
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Noun
At issue are tweets about the popularity of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 21 Feb. 2025 Or a tweet will come on the screen, and suddenly, one of the teams will get a morale boost — or extra troop reinforcements. Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
Braun tweeted out his support for the lineup before the game. Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2025 Elon Musk has started tweeting about massive Social Security fraud—millions of people who are 110-plus years old being paid benefits. Matt Klink, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweet

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative; (sense 2) after Twitter, the former name of the X messaging service

First Known Use

Noun

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tweet was in 1768

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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

tweet

1 of 2 noun
ˈtwēt
1
: a chirping sound
2
: a post made on the Twitter online message service

tweet

2 of 2 verb
1
: chirp
2
: to post a message to the Twitter online message service

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