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tweet
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
tweet
(verb)
tweet
(noun)
1
tweet
/
ˈ
twiːt/
verb
tweets
;
tweeted
;
tweeting
1
tweet
/
ˈ
twiːt/
verb
tweets
;
tweeted
;
tweeting
Britannica Dictionary definition of TWEET
[
no object
]
1
[
no object
]
:
to make a short, high sound
A few birds were
tweeting
in the trees.
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:
to write a brief message (called a tweet) on the Internet using a service called Twitter
[
no object
]
a celebrity who
tweets
frequently [=who frequently writes messages on Twitter]
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[
+ object
]
She
tweeted
a message to her fans.
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tweet
/
ˈ
twiːt/
noun
plural
tweets
2
tweet
/
ˈ
twiːt/
noun
plural
tweets
Britannica Dictionary definition of TWEET
[
count
]
1
:
a short, high sound
the
tweets
of the birds
The
tweet
of the referee's whistle stopped the game.
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:
a brief message that someone writes on the Internet using a service called Twitter
She posted a
tweet
thanking her fans for their support.
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