tweet

American  

[tweet] / twit /

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.

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verb (used without object)

tweets, present (3rd person singular) tweeted, past participle, past tweeting present participle

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)

tweets, present (3rd person singular) tweeted, past participle, past tweeting present participle

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

   He tweeted his fans after the event.

tweet British  

/ twiːt /

interjection

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

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verb

1. (intr) to make this sound

noun

1. a thin chirping sound

2. a short message posted on the Twitter website

Other Word Forms

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has tweeted
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have tweeted
  perfect
• have been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• are tweeting
  progressive
• has been tweeting
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• am tweeting
  progressive 1st person singular
• tweeting
  participle
• is tweeting
  progressive 3rd person singular
• tweets
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had tweeted
  perfect
• was tweeting
  progressive singular
• had been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• were tweeting
  progressive plural
• tweeted
  simple
• tweeted
  participle

Future

• will tweet
  simple
• will have tweeted
  perfect
• will be tweeting
  progressive
• will have been tweeting
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of tweet

First recorded in 1835–45; imitative

Example Sentences

County registrar-recorder moved to set the record straight in a tweet posted Sunday morning that read “MISINFORMATION ALERT.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

But nowhere is helium External link mentioned, even though Musk mentioned the it in a 2024 tweet External link.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Representatives for Canada’s minister in charge of cultural policy, Marc Miller, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about Hoekstra’s tweet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

I crafted my first tweet in the fall of 2011 to promote Joining Forces and then watched it zing through the strange, boundless ether where people increasingly spent their time.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama