tweet
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A weak chirping sound as of a small bird.
Pronunciation
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tweetIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtwit
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A weak chirping sound as of a small bird
social media
An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
social mediaby extension
An entry on any microblogging service.
Alternative letter-case form of tweet ("Twitter post").
verb
ambitransitivesocial media
To post an entry to Twitter.
intransitive
To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.
Alternative letter-case form of tweet ("to post on Twitter").
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A weak chirping sound as of a small bird
Used this way, tweet is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It stays understated rather than dramatic. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Mild
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use tweet
- “The small bird was tweeting in the tree.”verb
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Inflected forms
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A loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds.
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