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to tweet

to tweet

220 4.2
To post a short message on Twitter
  • verb
  • /twiːt/
  • Texting
translation icon : tuitear
  • Yeah, well, you recently tweeted about your own makeup line.
  • tweet a picture
  • get tweeted

Six days later there he tweets promoting a new video.

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Examples

  • Now, if I can, I'm going to tweet that picture out.

  • She always tweets important updates about her charity events.

  • I was going to tweet it.

  • Better yet, I'll tweet you.

  • With the photograph, students were to tweet an analysis or interpretation of the photo.

    Academic text (2014)
  • So please be tweeting all you want while we're going through this.

  • But please don't hesitate to tweet me or leave comments.

  • Lastly, the president just tweeted in response to these decisions.

  • Unlike traditional performances, The Four Horsemen encourage you to film, call your friends, upload, stream, and tweet the show freely.

  • "The Mizzou family stands as one," he tweeted alongside a photograph of the team.

    Academic text (2016)

Synonyms

to twitter
vsto tweet
  • Texting
1 3.2

To post short messages on a social media site for quick updates

is the specific action named by a short message term
to microblog
vsto tweet
  • Texting
4.3

To post short text updates on an online site

is the same action but tied specifically to one platform

How Public

to go viral
  • Texting
61 3.8
to tweet
  • Texting
220 4.2
to reply
453 1.0

Surface Forms

tweet infinitive
tweeted past
tweeted past participle
tweeting present participle
tweets third person singular

Etymology

Tweet also became a verb because of Twitter; it means to send a short message online, like a small bird call shared with many people.