tweet

American  

[tweet] / twit /

noun

tweets plural

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

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• tweets
  plural

Participles

• tweeting
  present
• tweeted
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• tweet
  simple
• tweets
  simple
• have tweeted
  perfect
• has tweeted
  perfect
• am tweeting
  progressive
• are tweeting
  progressive
• is tweeting
  progressive
• have been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• has been tweeting
  perfect progressive

Past

• tweeted
  simple
• had tweeted
  perfect
• was tweeting
  progressive
• were tweeting
  progressive
• had been tweeting
  perfect progressive

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

And like, and ‘If I did, what are you going to do about it? Tweet me some more?’

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2024

“It is grossly inaccurate to say that players think that the current group of referees are doing a ‘good job,’ ” the union wrote in a Tweet tagged to Garber and the league.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

In 2020, he persuaded his enterprise software company to start buying up as much Bitcoin as they could, and he celebrates every purchase with a Tweet that invariably goes viral with crypto-fans.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2024

Take it from Jonathan Tweet, who met his wife at an atheist book discussion at University Unitarian Church in Wedgwood.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2023

Sammy looks at the team, and his eyes go wide: “I think I’m going to Tweet that later on.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle