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tweet

verb

Definition of tweetnext
as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the computer tweeted again, signaling another error

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Recent Examples of tweet Our friend Amy Walter tweeted that, like she's got a sense of deja vu. — CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026 Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Padalecki, a mental health advocate, tweeted a supportive message to Hilton, but quickly deleted it following swift backlash. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Gabriel Petersson, formerly a researcher on OpenAI’s Sora video model team, recently tweeted that becoming a top player in these games requires more skill than the vast majority of engineering jobs. — Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tweet
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chirp
Verb
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Rutschman said some of his former Orioles teammates chirped at him throughout the game and gave him a hard time about getting around the ballpark as a visiting player.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of chirp

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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweet. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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