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tweet

Syllabification: (tweet)
Pronunciation: /twēt/
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Definition of tweet

noun

  • 1the chirp of a small or young bird.
  • 2a posting made on the social media website Twitter:he started posting tweets via his cell 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 media website Twitter:she talks about her own life, but she’s just as likely to tweet about budget cuts and Keynesian economics [with object]:she tweeted a picture of them smiling at the camera [with clause]:he tweeted that he would be willing to take a lie detector test [with direct speech]:the president tweeted: ‘After you vote, tell your Facebook friends—“I voted.”’
  • [with object] communicate with (someone) on Twitter:she tweeted me a couple of times earlier this week

Origin:

mid 19th century: imitative

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