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
2
: 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
You 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
Examples of tweet in a Sentence
Verb
the computer tweeted again, signaling another error
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Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 Jan. 2026
Neither Rubio’s own tweet, nor a State Department press release announcing the sanctions, mentioned him.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2026
Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Very quickly, the President tweeted today, Cuba gets no more money, no more oil.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Kennedy adviser Calley Means seems to think so, at least according to a recent tweet on the new food pyramid and affordability.
—Verb
That aforementioned sad snack plate at the Critics Choice Awards went viral, as did a vegan meal served at the 2021 Met Gala after it was tweeted by Keke Palmer.
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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tweet. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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