tweet
Americannoun
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tweets
plural
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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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tweets,
present (3rd person singular)
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tweeted,
past participle, past
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tweeting
present participle
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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)
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tweets,
present (3rd person singular)
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tweeted,
past participle, past
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tweeting
present participle
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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That may be why, when asked about her tweet at a Friday press conference, Ms. James did not take the opportunity to walk back or “clarify” her comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The public scrutiny became so intense that Sneider posted an apology tweet, writing, “I am sorry to Ms. Navarrette, who was and will continue to be treated fairly, despite previous comments suggesting otherwise.”
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2026
This is, to put it mildly, not exactly a typical politician’s 9/11 tweet.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
And away from social media, the argument over Tice's tweet raised an even more interesting - and worrying - question.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Anyway, this guy HudsonLikeRiver has a tweet from 11:44 in the morning today, and it says craving a panini lol.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
"It's not about the most clever comments, fake AI garbage or snarky tweets," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The tweets were deleted along with all of Al-Sayed’s other posts dated before July 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
By the time of Ganieva’s tweets, Black had paid her about $9 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
She wrote to CNN that her tweets don’t reflect who she is today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In the spring of 2013, a few months after this First Friday party took place, Twitter announced that users were sending 400 million tweets per day.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
"Liam smashed Noel's guitar, huuuge fight!" she tweeted from backstage.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Last week Mr. Amodei tweeted, “I think it will actually be possible to cure most human disease in ~5-10 years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
With San Marino down 21 points in the fourth quarter to Sierra Canyon in a state football playoff game I tweeted, “Start warming up the bus to Sacramento for Sierra Canyon.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
“We’re on the verge of something game-changing in Crypto and DeFi,” Steve Witkoff tweeted in early August 2024.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
As Lydia tweeted and Instagrammed them, Dill smiling in each one, she basked in her relief.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
When she took office she rebuffed aides who suggested she start tweeting: "People don't say 'pass me the hashtag newspaper, or I'd like a hashtag coffee'." Announcements were to be made formally.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 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
Most cabinet ministers have been circling the wagons, taking to the TV studios to reinforce his message that Sir Keir will not be walking away from Number 10 and tweeting support for him.
From BBC ● May 8, 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
All summer, Marissa and I had been texting, tweeting, and Snapchatting back and forth, making elaborate plans about what outfits we’d wear on the first day of ninth grade.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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