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tweet

/ˈtwiːt/noun, verb1 syllable

Tweet means: squeeze tightly between the fingers.

Synonyms for tweet6

verb, as in squeeze tightly between the fingers

pinch, squeeze, twinge, nip, twitch

verb, as in make a weak, chirping sound

twirp

What does tweet mean?5

verb

1

squeeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”

2

make a weak, chirping sound“the small bird was tweeting in the tree”

3

To post a message on Twitter

noun

1

a weak chirping sound as of a small bird

2

A post on the social media site Twitter

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tweet?36

Show 40 near rhymes
behewemesheseethesehereneedthreebetweeneachfeelteamkeeppleasefreerealweekmeanseenbelieveleastmeansneedsleavepolicedealfieldseemsdeheartvweekseastreceivedgreenleaguekeychief

All 36 rhymes for tweet, grouped by syllable

Tweet in a sentence

  • Every grandiose tweet provokes a chorus of gibes, jeers, and sneers.earthsophagus
  • I think the president's tweet speaks for itself.al_ex_an_der
  • Yanni posted a tweet that his life was under threat from the government.Amastan
  • Removing the character limit for tweets would kill its raison d'être.LB
  • His constant tweets about his work were annoying self-aggrandizement.mccarras
  • You are the latest three tweets that you posted.sacredceltic
  • A bird greeted her with its joyful tweeting.Gib
  • The constant tweeting of birds outside his window is getting on his nerves.DostKaplan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of tweet

as a noun

plural
tweets

as a verb

past tense
tweeted
present participle
tweeting
third-person singular
tweets
past participle
tweeted