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🐦 A bird sound 🐦 To chirp 💬 To post online
to twitter

to twitter

1 3.2
To post short messages on a social media site for quick updates
  • verb
  • /ˈtwɪtər/
  • Texting
translation icon : tuitear
  • We both have to post the last photo in our phones to Twitter mine.

Examples

  • I know I posted on Twitter a couple.

  • Everybody moved on to, I went on Twitter and said something or posted a clip of something.

  • So I took to Twitter and I asked you to ask me questions.

  • Hey listen, could we Twitter each other when we're not in the same place?

    Chef (2014)

  • OK, This gal posts on Twitter this hashtag pride month pride flag.

  • "I did it for you, Terry," she twittered, linking to her blog.

    Blog text (2)

  • I've e-mailed, I've texted, I've twittered.

    Get a Job (2016)

  • I will twitter about my trip to the beach to keep my followers updated.

  • She decided to twitter her thoughts on the latest movie she watched.

  • After finishing his meal, he remembered to twitter a photo of his dessert.

Synonyms

to tweet
vsto twitter
  • Texting
220 4.2

To post a short message on Twitter

is the same action but tied to a particular well known service
to microblog
vsto twitter
  • Texting
4.3

To post short text updates on an online site

is narrower, meaning posting only on the specific social network service

Antonyms

to delete
287 2.0

To remove information like text or files so it cannot be seen

Compounds

Twitter freak
  • Slang
8.2

A person who spends a lot of time on Twitter and posts about small things

How Active

to spam
  • Texting
1 4.6
to twitter
  • Texting
1 3.2
to post
  • Texting
∞ 1.9

Surface Forms

twitter infinitive
twittered past
twittered past participle
twittering present participle
twitters third person singular

Etymology

Twitter for posting online comes from the idea of bird calls: the name suggests short tweet-like sounds or 'short messages'. So to twitter someone is to send quick, brief updates like little bird calls.