tweet
noun
a weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
were tweeting
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past progressiveof tweet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Phoenix’s Devin Booker scored 52 points, his league-high-tying third game of 50 or more this season; it happened while fellow NBA guards Damian Lillard and Patrick Beverley were tweeting about Watkins and Clark.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2024
South African journalists who were stuck on the plane were tweeting that they were later told to disembark and proceed to customs.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
I started by reaching out to the scientists who were tweeting about this online.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023
On Twitter, employees were tweeting they were shut out of internal systems and assumed they were laid off.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
But just week after week, people were tweeting at me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
