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tweet

(twiːt)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense tweets, present participle tweeting, past tense, past participle tweeted
1. countable noun
A tweet is a short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.
2. countable noun
A tweet is a short message from someone on the Twitter website.
She regretted posting that tweet.
At the end of the show he responded to listener calls, emails and tweets.
3. verb
If you tweet or tweet something, you send a short message on the Twitter website.
Thousands of people tweeted their disapproval. [VERB noun]

tweet in British English

(twiːt)
exclamation
1. (often reiterated)
an imitation or representation of the thin chirping sound made by small or young birds
verb
2. (intransitive)
to make this sound
3. 
to post a short message on the Twitter website
noun
4. 
a thin chirping sound
5. 
a short message posted on the Twitter website
Word origin
C19: of imitative origin

tweet in American English

(twit)
noun
1. 
the thin, chirping sound of a small bird
interjection
2. 
used to signify or imitate such a sound
verb intransitive
3. 
to make such a sound
Word origin
echoic

Examples of 'tweet' in a sentence
tweet

She has been tweeting about the whole thing proudly.
The Sun (2016)
And so tweeted a photo of herself seeking comfort from her dog instead.
The Sun (2016)
He has posted a tweet thanking staff at the hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
MPs are now bombarded by tweets and emails.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Its second most popular tweet asked people to follow footwear chain Office to win designer shoes.
The Sun (2016)
For up-to-the-minute information follow my tweets on twitter.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Without regulation, tweets about medical visits and the weekly shop might become fair game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I highlighted the sticker by tweeting a picture of it and was sent thousands of vile tweets from people who supported the message.
The Sun (2016)
His tweets also offer reminders, should we need them, of his magisterial political correctness.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The location is unsurpassed and it has cuisine to tweet home about.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He went on to post more angry tweets before deleting them all along with the picture.
The Sun (2012)
Yesterday he tweeted a photo of a pair of hanging football boots.
The Sun (2015)
They seem more interested in their tweets and emails than they are in each other.
The Sun (2016)
Things like a mechanical bird tweeting in a rococo cage.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She tweeted a snap of them still together the morning after the party.
The Sun (2012)
He has just tweeted a picture of his new back tattoo.
The Sun (2014)
Both admitted posting the tweets and expressed remorse.
The Sun (2012)
Some of his tweets show family life, with photos of a new grandchild.
Christianity Today (2000)
 People have been tweeting about the weather and discussing it on Facebook.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Distraught messages The night before she spent a sleepless night tweeting increasingly distraught messages.
The Sun (2014)
For up-to-the-minute information follow my tweets on twitter.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But she tweets about my songs so that's cool.
The Sun (2012)
Unlike rambling emails, tweets tend to be an oasis of understanding.
The Sun (2012)
Letting Twitter keep my tweets seems a fair price to pay for a free news service and a place to waste vast amounts of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Here, he offers his top reasons for all the tweeting on Twitter.
The Sun (2011)
 People seem to tweet all day long these days... life's too short.
The Sun (2014)
So I tweeted a photo.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Word lists with
tweet

Social networking terms

All related terms of 'tweet'

tweet-out
a greeting to one’s friends on the Twitter website ; a shout-out
live-tweet
to post messages about (an event) on the Twitter website as it happens
tweet thief
a person who steals another’s tweets on the Twitter website
tweet tooth
a person who has a strong craving to post a tweet on the Twitter website
tweet-a-holic
a person who is addicted to the Twitter website
tweet a picture
A picture is a photograph.
tweet you later
(on the Twitter website ) goodbye; see you later

Chinese translation of 'tweet'

tweet

(twiːt)

n (c)

  1. 推文 (tuīwén) (条(條), tiáo)

vb

  1. 发(發)推文 (fā tuīwén)

Nearby words of
tweet

  • TV
  • TV/football addict
  • tweed
  • tweet
  • tweezers
  • twelfth
  • twelve
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