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

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

"Beijing should foot the bill", wrote a netizen on the popular Chinese microblog Weibo.

From Reuters • Aug. 6, 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

Since his death, Li’s page on microblog Weibo has become a place of solace where many go to vent frustration, give thanks or wish for an end to the pandemic.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2023

Hashtags such as “I’m not panicked at all after testing positive” and “pharmacists explain how to deal with Covid’s mild symptoms” were trending on the popular microblog, Weibo.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022