tweet

/twit/
/twit/
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Other forms: tweets; tweeted; tweeting

Definitions of tweet
  1. noun
    a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
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    type of:
    chirp
    a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
  2. verb
    make a weak, chirping sound
    “the small bird was tweeting in the tree”
    synonyms: twirp
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    type of:
    go, sound
    make a certain noise or sound
  3. verb
    squeeze tightly between the fingers
    synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, twinge, twitch
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    types:
    goose
    pinch in the buttocks
    tweak
    pinch or squeeze sharply
    type of:
    grip
    hold fast or firmly
  4. noun
    a post made on Twitter™
  5. verb
    post content on Twitter™
Pronunciation
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UK
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