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.—
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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
Charlotte AbbottExamples of tweet in a Sentence
Verb
the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
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Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, that tweet might have been nothing more than engagement farming.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court threw out the convictions in 2020, and Trump at the time tweeted his congratulations to Christie, then a close ally.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Additionally, the order prohibited electronic devices being used in the courtroom to broadcast, record, photograph, email, tweet, text, post or transmit by any other means.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Unfortunately, that tweet might have been nothing more than engagement farming.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
One security researcher also tweeted that PromptLock actually belongs to them.
—PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
The Supreme Court threw out the convictions in 2020, and Trump at the time tweeted his congratulations to Christie, then a close ally.
—Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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