tweet

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 If a bus or train is hot, riders are encourages to tell operators, station officials, Customer Service, or tweet @MBTA. Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025 Outraged, Anya tweeted at the museum that this was akin to saying, without additional context, that an Impressionist painting had been acquired in Vienna in 1942. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Pacers President of Basketball Operations Kevin Pritchard tweeted after the pick. Tony East, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 Just one day before, HBO tweeted that the film was being postponed. Nick Caruso, TVLine, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tweet
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chirp
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  • Birds chirped and traffic appeared normal — apart from the bustle at the local fire department in the center of town — as responders continued to manage the remains of the fireworks facility that exploded barely a mile away, just a few days before.
    Jake Goodrick July 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
  • Fever, Sun and some spicy beef Caitlin Clark, darling of the WNBA, is not afraid of chirping back.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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“Tweet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tweet. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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