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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The tweet ended with an emoji of a man facepalming, conveying Johnson’s exasperation over the last play of Washington’s 27-27 tie with the New York Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In an interview with state broadcaster ZBC, the lawyer, who was promised a car in Chivayo's last tweet, described him as "pure hearted" and deeply religious.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Crickets, until the issue blew up because of somebody’s entirely unrelated tweet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
The news service announced on Facebook and its newswire that the tweet was fake.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
“There was a woman on the Hill who told me she was in a group chat where people share my tweets and they appreciate me standing up, even though people scream at me,” said Tanden.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
"We're relying on the tweets of a half-dozen people who are all vying for perceived supremacy," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 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
Black’s fury with Harris had been mounting even before Ganieva’s tweets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 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
“That’s just my face,” Zuckerberg tweeted Tuesday, his first comment on the viral mania, which has been rivaled this week only by Kelly Clarkson’s bizarre feud with a Brooklyn toy store over an automaton bird.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Shortly after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Patel tweeted that the shooter was in custody; it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I have not met Rupert Lowe,” Musk tweeted in January 2025, “but his statements online that I have read so far make a lot of sense.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Barcelona thought they had him, as did most fans when Gerard Pique - whose company produced the show - tweeted a popcorn emoji.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“I tweeted about my raise, and a bunch of strangers congratulated me.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
When they upset the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago, Johnson took to his keyboard to congratulate the team, tweeting a photo of himself in a luxury box.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"All the talking, tweeting, typing and streaming is done - I'm ready to fight," Benn said, while inexplicably wearing a bullet-proof style vest.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The charges didn’t explicitly allege that Left made overt false statements, only that his tweeting and trading revealed an intent to manipulate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 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
So for a while we sit together in silence, just enjoying each other’s company and the sound of birds tweeting to each other and squirrels rustling in the bushes.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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