1
: a chirping note
2
: a post made on the X online message service
tweeted; tweeting; tweets
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
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: 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
Matthew PowerYou 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
Charlotte AbbottExamples of tweet in a Sentence
Verb
the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
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Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Tuesday posted and then deleted a tweet claiming the Navy was escorting ships.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Israel's military tweeted a warning in Farsi, saying Iran was trying to rebuild itself and select a new leader and that the Assembly of Experts would soon gather in the city of Qom.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
A lot of our consumption is, no doubt, quick and shallow — video captions, 140-character tweets, a 3-minute newsreel.
—Big Think, 11 Mar. 2026
Secretary of Energy Chris Wright Tuesday posted and then deleted a tweet claiming the Navy was escorting ships.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
Jason Kelce responded on X by quote-tweeting the story.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Israel's military tweeted a warning in Farsi, saying Iran was trying to rebuild itself and select a new leader and that the Assembly of Experts would soon gather in the city of Qom.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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