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)

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

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have tweeted
  perfect
• has tweeted
  perfect 3rd person singular
• is tweeting
  progressive 3rd person singular
• tweeting
  participle
• are tweeting
  progressive
• have been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• has been tweeting
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• tweets
  singular 3rd person
• am tweeting
  progressive 1st person singular

Past

• had tweeted
  perfect
• were tweeting
  progressive plural
• was tweeting
  progressive singular
• tweeted
  simple
• had been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• tweeted
  participle

Future

• will tweet
  simple
• will have tweeted
  perfect
• will have been tweeting
  perfect progressive
• will be tweeting
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of tweet

First recorded in 1835–45; imitative

Example Sentences

Last month’s infodump of an Armed Forces report listing 209 sightings of unidentified objects was announced with a presidential tweet that “the people can decide for themselves.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

They won’t buy oil “when a single tweet can drop the market by 10%. Why risk my job, my investors’ money?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

This continued for days — in tweet after tweet, over and over and over again, he claimed he was kidding.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

One 2020 study found that including an image with a tweet more than doubled its reshares.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He has a few people from St. Francis coming to live tweet during the show.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson