tweet

[ tweet ]

noun

1. a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
2. Digital Technology. a message posted on the Twitter social media service and website: the message may include text, links, photos, or videos.

verb (used without object)

1. to make a weak chirping sound.
2. Digital Technology. to post a message on Twitter:

   She tweets a lot about movies.

verb (used with object)

1. Digital Technology. to post (a message) on Twitter for (people) to read:

   He tweeted his fans after the event.

tweet

/ twiːt /

interjection

1. often reiterated an imitation or representation of the thin chirping sound made by small or young birds

verb

1. intr to make this sound

noun

1. a thin chirping sound
2. a short message posted on the Twitter website

Word History and Origins

Origin of tweet¹

First recorded in 1835–45; imitative

Word History and Origins

Origin of tweet¹

C19: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

The next month, as the Center for Media and Democracy reports, when committee co-chair Liz Cheney announced that Trump had attempted to contact an unnamed witness who was set to testify, Budowich shot back by tweet: “The media has become pawns of the Unselect Committee. Liz Cheney continues to traffic in innuendos and lies that go unchallenged, unconfirmed, but repeated as fact because the narrative is more important than the truth.”

From Salon

The subsequent quote tweet attested, “Average coworker phone wallpaper,” receiving over 28,000 likes.

From Slate

A “rent due” tweet has become an axiom explaining the constant lewd shock-and-outrage bait that floods most of the timeline.

From Slate

Thune, while patient, seemed agonized during the first Trump administration whenever he was asked about whatever stupid tweet Trump had put out at 7 in the morning.

From Slate

"My life will end after this tweet," he wrote at 19:20, adding: "I wish that one day Iranians will wake up and overcome slavery."

From BBC