Definition of tweet
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: a chirping note
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: a post made on the Twitter online message service
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Recent Examples of tweet from the Web
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The Department of Justice announced in a tweet Friday that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein will be holding a news conference with a law enforcement announcement the same day.
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Former American Idol contestant Clay Aiken bought retweets for his complaint about Volvo: CEO Jack Dorsey warned in a tweet that follower numbers on many profiles may go down.
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The majority of the fire was burning in California, but the northern portion of the fire was burning in timber-heavy, steep-sloped areas in Oregon, Cal Fire Siskiyou said in a tweet.
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However, Trump said in a tweet that his reason was in fact dissatisfaction with the location of the new American embassy in London.
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Businesses adjacent to the area are sheltering in place, and a nearby church has evacuated, the sheriff’s office said in a tweet.
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No injuries were reported, and firefighters were taking up a defensive position around the fire, applying water from outside the building, the Seattle Fire Department said in a tweet Wednesday night.
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Shriver, who has a survivalist background, had been hiding from search parties and was paranoid somebody was looking for her, the sheriff’s office said in a tweet.
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Aldrin’s first tweet on June 18 was a retweet of Lisa La Bonte, who had taken to the social medium to ask Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey to call Aldrin.
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Origin and Etymology of tweet
imitative
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First Known Use: 1768
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearDefinition of tweet
tweeted;
tweeting;
tweets
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: to make a chirping sound
- birds tweeting in the trees
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: to post a message to the Twitter online message service
Recent Examples of tweet from the Web
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The 27-year-old rapper tweeted a rare tribute to Jenner, 20, on Wednesday, praising the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star for her Forbes cover.
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On Thursday night, Musk tweeted about an idea to use an inflatable nylon tube to help the kids escape.
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When Twitter user @BrendanCredence tweeted about the phenomenon, over 56,000 users liked the tweet, and over 20,000 retweeted the sentiment.
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On July 3rd, narrative designer Price tweeted a 29-tweet thread dissecting the challenges of writing player characters in an MMORPG.
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Mr Trump also tweeted on the need for Saudi Arabia to increase production by up to 2m b/d—an unusually open attempt by an American president to intervene in the nitty-gritty of OPEC policy.
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Western Massachusetts towns are expected to receive nearly an inch of rain, with 0.94 inches in North Adams, 0.95 inches in Pittsfield, and 0.96 inches in Great Barrington, the weather service tweeted.
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Barber even subtlety tweeted out the lyrics mentioning her on Sunday (July 8).
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Her attorney, Michael Avenatti, tweeted Daniels won't perform at Siren on Thursday night but may find another club in the area.
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First Known Use of tweet
1851
TWEET Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of tweet for English Language Learners
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: a short, high sound
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: a brief message that someone writes on the Internet using a service called Twitter
tweet
Definition of tweet for English Language Learners
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: to make a short, high sound
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: to write a brief message (called a tweet) on the Internet using a service called Twitter
TWEET Defined for Kids
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