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

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

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025

Then format it as: 1) A LinkedIn post with a strong hook and clear formatting, 2) A Twitter thread with 5-7 tweets, 3) Instagram carousel slide titles, 4) A YouTube script outline. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025

Verb

Just one day before the milestone date, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins tweeted in support of the banner and Trump. —Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 May 2025

Last week a software engineer on X tweeted a photo from the set in New Jersey. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun

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

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

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