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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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
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
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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
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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