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   tweet

   /twiːt/

   noun

   • 1. the chirp of a small or young bird: "the gentle tweet of a bird can be heard"
   • 2. a post made on the social media application Twitter: "he started posting tweets via his mobile phone to let his parents know he was safe"

   verb

   • 1. make a chirping noise: "the birds were tweeting in the branches"
   • 2. make a post on the social media application Twitter: "she talks about her own life, but she's just as likely to tweet about budget cuts and Keynesian economics"
   • ▪ communicate with (someone) on Twitter: "email us, tweet us, go to our blog, and find us on Facebook"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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