microblog

American  

[mahy-kroh-blawg, ‑-blog] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌblɔg, ‑ˌblɒg /

verb (used without object)

microblogged, microblogging

1. to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website.

   A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.

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noun

1. a blog that is smaller than a traditional blog and contains very short entries.

microblog British  

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌblɒɡ /

noun

1. a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings

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Other Word Forms

• microblogger noun
• microblogging noun

Etymology

Origin of microblog

First recorded in 2005–10; micro- + blog

Example Sentences

Just four days later, a Chinese microblog published a detailed analysis of the paper and associated patent filings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

I’m a longtime Bluesky adopter, going back to the referral-code days, but after I fully quit X postelection, I made it my microblog of choice, especially as more ex-Xers joined.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

"If this is fake it deserves an Oscar for special effects," said one user on the Weibo microblog platform.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023

One account on the Chinese microblog Weibo, identified as likely part of the current campaign, appeared to belong to a Chinese police officer in Jiangsu province.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Official investment funds have also bought 1% of the Chinese subsidiary of Weibo Corp., the country’s most popular microblog platform, and also of domestic subsidiaries of Alibaba.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023