# tweet

Pronunciation: say "TWEET" US /ˈtwit/, UK /ˈtwiːt/

## Noun

1. A short message posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
   - Simple: A short message someone posts on the Twitter website or app.
   - _The senator's tweet sparked an immediate response from reporters._
   - _Thousands of tweets flooded the hashtag within minutes._
3. A short, high-pitched sound like a small bird's call, or any similar whistle.
   - Simple: A short, high sound like the one a small bird makes.
   - _A faint tweet from the hedge told us the chicks had hatched._
   - _The smoke alarm gave a single tweet before falling silent._
5. A post on any microblogging platform, not just Twitter or X.
   - Simple: A short message posted on any microblogging site, not just one.
   - _Each microblogging app displays a tweet differently, but the format stays short._
   - _Users migrating between platforms often repost their old tweets verbatim._

## Verb

2. To post an entry on the microblogging service Twitter.
   - Simple: To post a short message on the Twitter website or app.
   - _Politicians often tweet directly to their supporters during a campaign._
   - _The company tweeted an apology after the outage._
4. To make a short, high-pitched sound, like the call of certain birds.
   - Simple: To make a short, high sound like a small bird.
   - _Finches tweet busily in the garden at dawn._
   - _Something tweeted softly in the dark bushes._
6. To publish a post on any microblogging platform, not only Twitter or X.
   - Simple: To post a short message on any microblogging site, not just one.
   - _Many users now tweet across several microblogging platforms at once._
   - _The startup encouraged staff to tweet on its in-house network._

## Interjection

7. Used to represent the short, high-pitched call of a bird.
   - Simple: Used to copy the short, high sound a small bird makes.
   - _Tweet! came the sharp cry from somewhere in the leaves._
   - _The cartoon bird hopped about going tweet, tweet all morning._

## Origin

An onomatopoeic word imitating the sound a bird makes, comparable to twitter. The social media senses evolved from the earlier Twitter update, twit (noun), and twitter (verb).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tweet (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).