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 of tweet

Verb

• chirp

Examples of tweet in a Sentence

Verb

the computer tweeted again, signaling another error

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But in the lead-up to the ceremony, the movie campaign was rocked by a scandal involved offensive tweets by Gascón that had resurfaced. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 24 July 2026

After James’ tweet, Philadelphia saw over a 90-point surge and landed at 99%. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Verb

Following the launch of ChatGPT Work, Thibault Sottiaux, who oversees Codex, tweeted that the product had hit 10 million users. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Liam Gallagher continued his longtime legacy of talking crap about other artists with his recap of this year’s World Cup halftime show, tweeting out various annoyances that plagued him. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

First Known Use

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tweet

• tweet storm

Rhymes for tweet

• beat
• beet
• bleat
• cheat
• cleat
• creat
• deet
• eat
• feat
• feet
• fleet
• greet

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