1
: a chirping note
2
: a post made on the X online message service
tweeted; tweeting; tweets
1
: to make a chirping sound
Later I'll want to hear the high frequencies again, the birds tweeting in the morning and the raindrops on the roof.—
Dee Snider
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: to make a posting on the X online message service : to post a tweet (see tweet entry 1 sense 2)
Madison's job was to verify information being sent in and then relay that to legal observers, street medics, and other organizers who could in turn tweet the information to the masses in the streets.—Matthew Power
Matthew PowerYou can tweet as much as you want or lurk without comment, though consistent tweeting and audience engagement are key to attracting and keeping followers.—Charlotte Abbott
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Examples of tweet in a Sentence
Verb
the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
Recent Examples on the WebScott McDonald, Fox News, 5 July 2024
The pipes bursting came during one of your earliest viral tweets, from January 2022.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024
Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 July 2024
The image was so potent that Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon tweeted it out, and a company approached Legault about selling T-shirts with the illustration.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
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Noun
Videos like the one seen in this tweet show pyrotechnics not only firing into the stands, but also onto the field where people were either standing or in a seated area.
—Scott McDonald, Fox News, 5 July 2024
The pipes bursting came during one of your earliest viral tweets, from January 2022.
—Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 2 July 2024
Verb
Del Toro tweeted Thursday afternoon to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 July 2024
The image was so potent that Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon tweeted it out, and a company approached Legault about selling T-shirts with the illustration.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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