the thin, chirping sound of a small bird
Origin of tweet
echoic used to signify or imitate such a sound
to make such a sound
noun
The definition of a tweet is a status update consisting of 140 characters or less on Twitter.
An example of tweet is someone typing that they are "going out for pizza" in their "What's Happening?" text box on Twitter.
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tweet
noun
- A weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
- A message posted on Twitter. Tweets are limited to 140 characters.
intransitive verb
tweet·ed, tweet·ing, tweets- To utter a weak chirping sound.
- To write a tweet on Twitter.
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Noun
(plural tweets)
- The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- (Internet) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present tweets, present participle tweeting, simple past tweeted or twote (internet), past participle tweeted or twoten (internet))
- (intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
- (intransitive, Internet) To post an update to Twitter.
Origin
Onomatopoeic of the sound made by a bird.
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tweet - Computer Definition
The term originally referred to a posting on Twitter, but evolved into a verb, as do many buzzwords. Thus, both usages are common; for example, "I like to write tweets" and "I like to tweet." See Twitter, retweet, tweetstorm and tweeter.
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Sentence Examples
- The application has become integrated into Twitter, for example, allowing people to spread the link to their "Elf Yourself" video thru a single tweet that can go out and get passed along to all their friends.
- For example, if you want to talk about where you'll be in ten years, you may want to add #in10years to the end of your tweet to tie your tweet in with others who are talking about the same thing.
- Similarly to Google Trends, they give a glimpse into what people are interested in currently, and in general one particular person has not much to gain if they also tweet about a trending topic.
- HPSCRT: Those trends will last longer that impact a lot of people and thus many users tweet about: breaking and important news in politics or technology, news about celebrities, world events.
- Many fellow actors, including former boyfriend Ashton Kutcher, are expressing their sadness and condolences via Twitter, with Kutcher ending his Tweet with "…see you on the other side kid."
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