tweet

1 of 2

noun

ˈtwēt 

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

Synonyms

Verb

• cheep
• chirp
• chirrup
• chitter
• jargon
• peep
• pip
• pipe
• twitter

Examples of tweet in a Sentence

Verb

the computer tweeted again, signaling another error

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Later in the segment, Underwood discusses his new role in STARZ’s Three Women and reacts to some thirsty tweets. —Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 30 Oct. 2024

Key Background Musk’s tweet was part of a larger thread in which the tech billionaire criticized the United Auto Workers, which represents more than 400,000 members. —Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024

Verb

Musk has tweeted about deporting criminals, but does not appear to have explicitly expressed an opinion on Trump’s calls for mass deportations. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024

Republicans seized on the comment, while the White House offered a different explanation of what Mr. Biden had said, and the president tweeted a clarification of his comment. —Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024

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

Phrases Containing tweet

• tweet storm

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