retweet

verb

re·​tweet (ˌ)rē-ˈtwēt 

retweeted; retweeting; retweets

transitive + intransitive

: to repost (something, such as a message) to the X (formerly Twitter) online message service

Garcia snapped a pic that was retweeted more than a thousand times.

—Lee Jenkins

… people who use Twitter … are rewarded with social validation when their tweets are retweeted …

—The Economist

retweet

ˈrē-ˌtwēt 

noun

plural retweets

The instant feedback—replies or retweets, the Twitter equivalent of applause—is intoxicating, like a pleasure-center reward for a lab rat pulling a lever.

—James Poniewozik

Examples of retweet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stiller seemed to appreciate the effort — Ravens Productions shot more than 200 hours and spent days editing — enough to retweet the video, at least. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

Social media users are 70% more likely to share or retweet falsehoods than facts, so make sure your content is easy to share. —Lauren Crystal, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025

Well, why don’t people click on and retweet and share our more positive stories? —Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2024

Some accounts merely retweet local news stories, or right-wing influencers like Lara Loomer and Jack Posobiec, rather than sharing their own personal experiences. —Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2007, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for retweet

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete

Kids Definition

retweet

verb

re·​tweet (ˌ)rē-ˈtwēt 

: to post (something, as a message) again to the Twitter online message service

retweet

(ˌ)rē-ˈtwēt 

noun