tweet

pronunciation

How to pronounce tweet in British English: UK [twi:t]word uk audio image

How to pronounce tweet in American English: US [twit] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a week chirping sound as of a small bird
  • Verb:
    make a weak, chirping sound
    squeeze tightly between the fingers

Word Origin

tweet (n.)
1845, imitative of the sound made by a small bird. As a verb by 1872. Related: Tweeted; tweeting. As the word for what one does on the Twitter microblogging service, by 2007.

Example

1. Tweet by guest author angie schuller wyatt of spiritual wellness
2. Below is a map of a tweet including all its metadata .
3. Hours before his declaration he started to tweet for the first time .
4. It could be a celebrity 's tweet or something said on a tv show .
5. Promise you won 't tweet it facebook it or tell your great aunt hilda .

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