tweets

verb

Definition of tweetsnext
present tense third-person singular of tweet
as in chirps
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the computer tweeted again, signaling another error

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Recent Examples of tweets PooCrave sprung to life five years later, and with its PopCrave-esque logo tweets out PopCrave-esque announcements that are patently false. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
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chirps
Verb
  • Yurov laughs hysterically and chirps back at Kreider.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Definition of chirps

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“Tweets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweets. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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