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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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Her laptop is open to a quote-tweet in progress.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha later tweeted that the country had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council to discuss the attack.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 June 2026
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Noun
The new plane is the result of a 2017 tweet by former Qantas CEO Alan Joycel.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Her laptop is open to a quote-tweet in progress.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Verb
Freddy, the German soccer fan who has gone viral live-tweeting his fairy-tale experience in the United States, has another major visit on his docket.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha later tweeted that the country had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council to discuss the attack.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 June 2026
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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