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- proper noun
- /ˈtwɪtər/
- Texting
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Twitter
- My district has a Twitter account, but it engages in a one-way conversation.
- a Twitter account
- Twitter feed
- use Twitter
I got a message on Twitter from Elon Musk.
- I got a message on Twitter from Elon Musk.
- And on Instagram it won, but on Twitter it got crushed.
- And then I will not look at Twitter for at least a week.
- Every single piece of written word on Twitter and Instagram is me.
- They can follow me at Moems Molly on Twitter, MOMESMOLLI.
- She'd done a search on Twitter, not even on Google.
- So it's something I was seeing on Twitter today, Tesla.
- Hey, follow me on Twitter at Max Comedian.
- Everything, his Instagram, his Twitter, his LinkedIn profile.
Examples
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You can find him on Twitter at Jim Cameron.
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One of the most interesting projects I have seen is a class Twitter account used for story sharing.
Academic text (2011) -
I saw a little video on Twitter this morning.
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And then I will not look at Twitter for at least a week.
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Teach me to use Twitter so I can be famous!
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Hey, follow me on Twitter at Max Comedian.
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She'd done a search on Twitter, not even on Google.
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I got a message on Twitter from Elon Musk.
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Many point to social media, like Facebook and Twitter, which served as a billboard and meeting place for opposition movements.
Academic text (2011) -
I saw a little video on Twitter this morning.
Compounds
How Short
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twitter comes from the English verb twitter, which means 'short high sounds' like a bird makes and also 'short bursts of small information'. That's why posts are called tweet and Twitter is a place for quick, short messages.