tweet

verb

Definition of tweetnext
as in to chirp
to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the computer tweeted again, signaling another error

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Recent Examples of tweet Freedom 250’s post, tweeted just a little more than an hour and a half before Vanilla Ice’s concert was set to begin, did not actually mention the performer by name. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 June 2026 French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu tweets that five passengers from the country were evacuated from the ship and one of them exhibited symptoms after boarding the evacuation flight. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Between September and October 2023, Bongino tweeted about Atkin on at least seven separate occasions. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha later tweeted that the country had requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations’ Security Council to discuss the attack. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tweet
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chirp
Verb
  • Sometimes crickets chirped in my head.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
Definition of chirp

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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweet. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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