tweet
Americannoun
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a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
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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)
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to make a weak chirping sound.
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Digital Technology. to post a message on Twitter.
She tweets a lot about movies.
verb (used with object)
interjection
verb
noun
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a thin chirping sound
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a short message posted on the Twitter website
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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tweetsimple
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tweetssimple
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have tweetedperfect
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has tweetedperfect
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am tweetingprogressive
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are tweetingprogressive
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is tweetingprogressive
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have been tweetingperfect progressive
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has been tweetingperfect progressive
Past
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tweetedsimple
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had tweetedperfect
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was tweetingprogressive
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were tweetingprogressive
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had been tweetingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of tweet
First recorded in 1835–45; imitative
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
The narrower question raised by Freeman’s tweet is whether states can bar—and in cases like Wisconsin, already have barred—betting on elections by voters.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
Curiously, a number of people on X, replying to Elliott’s tweet, seemed to think this would be negative for TIPS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The tweet gained significant traction and reignited the debate about the tour, with some agreeing with Hawksley but many others saying the show was presented as advertised.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Tom Brady, who played in nearly that many Super Bowls, summed up the feeling in a tweet as he watched Cristiano Ronaldo score twice on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He’s already sent out one last tweet: Thank you for this life.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
The court also concluded that there was “no evidence at trial” that Mr. Mackey’s tweets actually tricked anyone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Tesla stock rose in premarket trading, influenced by CEO Elon Musk’s tweets and a broader market uptick.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
She also has a much longer and more provocative posting history that was uncovered during the course of the campaign, though she has said she’s “grown considerably” since posting those tweets.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2026
"I think that's a bit more dangerous than a few 10-year-old tweets."
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
I was in the middle of that happy reunion when a whole series of tweets from Carlotta began coming through.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Bruesewitz piled on, telling Carlson that Fine “has tweeted some ugly things, really ugly things,” and he promoted Fine’s primary challenger, celebrity gambler Dan Bilzerian.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
He also tweeted that Grok 4.5, SpaceX’s AI model, might be better than comparable products from Anthropic.
From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026
On Saturday he tweeted his congratulations to four primary winners in New York City, including the three DSA insurgents, complete with their photographs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
When O’Donnell got engaged in 2011, he tweeted that he felt sorry for the fiancée and her parents.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Usually I’m cool with an entire hour of not knowing what the president tweeted.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
“The pace of It — that someone would be up all night tweeting — is a clinical indicator of some kind of either mania or sundowning.”
From Salon ● May 26, 2026
Now, Musk is on his way to China, tweeting that he was aboard Air Force One early on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
But Reform's UK leader Farage told BBC Wales on Wednesday the remarks were in "poor taste", adding "people who keep on tweeting after a glass of wine make some blooming silly mistakes".
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
For much of it the spectacle was the substance: the crudeness, the nocturnal tweeting, the sheer stylistic novelty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Genie also had the crazy idea that maybe the tweeting birds were telling the other birds to look out because crazy Crab was in the woods.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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