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
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Examples of tweet in a Sentence
Verb
the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
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Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
See del Toro’s tweet and Fargeat’s response to it below.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt In October 2020, someone on Twitter tweeted this theory around.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Gelles notes that on Jan. 6, 2021, before the mob descended on the U.S. Capitol, Trump’s first tweet of the day was a missive aimed at Todd.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
See del Toro’s tweet and Fargeat’s response to it below.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Verb
Musk had tweeted in 2018 that unionized workers would lose stock options.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt In October 2020, someone on Twitter tweeted this theory around.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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