tweet

American  

[tweet] / twit /

noun

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)

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)

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

Etymology

Origin of tweet

First recorded in 1835–45; imitative

Example Sentences

“The women who have come forward are carrying years of pain. Speaking about that takes real courage,” Swalwell wrote in a tweet last month.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Gas stations will even cut some of their margin just to stay at $3.99 “because they know how consumers react,” he noted in a tweet.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Just after the clock struck noon on a warm August morning in 2012, Cher took to her phone to send a tweet that would forever change the way I think.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Musk began around May 2022 to tweet about Twitter's purported issues with fake accounts, or "bots," and said the deal was "on hold" before announcing he wanted out of the deal entirely.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

He surmises: Each of us was probably going to tweet about it or post the moment on Facebook.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel