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.—
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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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Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Marco Rubio, then five days into his tenure as Secretary of State, ascribed the release of the prisoner to Trump’s leadership and, in a tweet, thanked Smith for facilitating it.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In a post quote tweeting Madonna on X, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s president, thanked Madonna for speaking up.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Hart first uploaded his conversation-starting tweet on May 30, 2023.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Marco Rubio, then five days into his tenure as Secretary of State, ascribed the release of the prisoner to Trump’s leadership and, in a tweet, thanked Smith for facilitating it.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Quote tweeting the post, New Heights thanked YouTube for getting the podcast episode back up and running after the blackout.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
In a post quote tweeting Madonna on X, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s president, thanked Madonna for speaking up.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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