tweet

 
Pronunciation: /twiːt/

noun

  • 1the chirp of a small or young bird: the gentle tweet of a bird can be heard
  • 2a posting made on the social networking service Twitter: he started posting tweets via his mobile phone to let his parents know he was safe

verb

[no object]
  • 1make a chirping noise: the birds were tweeting in the branches
  • 2make a posting on the social networking service Twitter: it’s easy to tweet all the time

Origin:

mid 19th century: imitative