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tweet

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Quick answer

As a noun, tweet means the sound of a bird. As a verb, it means make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.

Meanings of tweet

8 meanings

noun

  1. The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

  2. social mediaAn entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

  3. A weak chirping sound as of a small bird

  4. A post on the social media site Twitter

verb

  1. To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.

  2. social mediaTo post an update to Twitter.

  3. Squeeze tightly between the fingers

    “He pinched her behind”

    “She squeezed the bottle”

    Similar: pinch, squeeze, twinge, nip, twitch

interjection

  1. The sound of a bird twittering.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: make a weak, chirping sound
twirp
verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers
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Words that rhyme with tweet

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