tweet

1 of 2

noun

ˈtwēt 

1

: a chirping note

2

: a post made on the Twitter 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 Twitter 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

The Commerce City Police Department announced the death around 2 p.m. in a tweet. —Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 18 May 2024

Pressed on how Gill’s tweets could be any more manipulative or harmful than the countless predictions of stock performance published and aired every day, Clayton only said that Gill should be forthright about the reasons for his bullish outlook. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

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