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

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

Shazeer didn’t respond to MarketWatch’s request for comment, while OpenAI referred to a tweet from Chief Research Officer Mark Chen, saying he was “very excited to welcome” Shazeer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

I was glad that the writing avoided sounding like a parody of a tweet.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

County registrar-recorder moved to set the record straight in a tweet posted Sunday morning that read “MISINFORMATION ALERT.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

My first morning back in the States, I woke up to a tweet storm.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles