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tweet

 (twēt)
n.
1. A weak chirping sound, as of a young or small bird.
2. A message posted on Twitter. Tweets are limited to 140 characters.
intr.v. tweet·ed, tweet·ing, tweets
1. To utter a weak chirping sound.
2. To write a tweet on Twitter.
[Imitative.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

tweet

(twiːt)
interj
(Zoology) (often reiterated) an imitation or representation of the thin chirping sound made by small or young birds
vb
1. (Zoology) (intr) to make this sound
2. to post a short message on the Twitter website
n
3. a thin chirping sound
4. a short message posted on the Twitter website
[C19: of imitative origin]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tweet

(twit)

n.
1. a chirping sound, as of a small bird.
v.i.
2. to chirp.
[1835–45; imitative]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

tweet


Past participle: tweeted
Gerund: tweeting

Imperative
tweet
tweet
Present
I tweet
you tweet
he/she/it tweets
we tweet
you tweet
they tweet
Preterite
I tweeted
you tweeted
he/she/it tweeted
we tweeted
you tweeted
they tweeted
Present Continuous
I am tweeting
you are tweeting
he/she/it is tweeting
we are tweeting
you are tweeting
they are tweeting
Present Perfect
I have tweeted
you have tweeted
he/she/it has tweeted
we have tweeted
you have tweeted
they have tweeted
Past Continuous
I was tweeting
you were tweeting
he/she/it was tweeting
we were tweeting
you were tweeting
they were tweeting
Past Perfect
I had tweeted
you had tweeted
he/she/it had tweeted
we had tweeted
you had tweeted
they had tweeted
Future
I will tweet
you will tweet
he/she/it will tweet
we will tweet
you will tweet
they will tweet
Future Perfect
I will have tweeted
you will have tweeted
he/she/it will have tweeted
we will have tweeted
you will have tweeted
they will have tweeted
Future Continuous
I will be tweeting
you will be tweeting
he/she/it will be tweeting
we will be tweeting
you will be tweeting
they will be tweeting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tweeting
you have been tweeting
he/she/it has been tweeting
we have been tweeting
you have been tweeting
they have been tweeting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tweeting
you will have been tweeting
he/she/it will have been tweeting
we will have been tweeting
you will have been tweeting
they will have been tweeting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tweeting
you had been tweeting
he/she/it had been tweeting
we had been tweeting
you had been tweeting
they had been tweeting
Conditional
I would tweet
you would tweet
he/she/it would tweet
we would tweet
you would tweet
they would tweet
Past Conditional
I would have tweeted
you would have tweeted
he/she/it would have tweeted
we would have tweeted
you would have tweeted
they would have tweeted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tweet - a weak chirping sound as of a small birdtweet - a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
chirp - a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
Verb1.tweet - make a weak, chirping soundtweet - make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"
twirp
sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
2.tweet - squeeze tightly between the fingerstweet - squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
nip, pinch, twinge, twitch, squeeze
grip - hold fast or firmly; "He gripped the steering wheel"
goose - pinch in the buttocks; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl"
tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
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tweet

[twiːt]
A. N [of bird] → pío pío m
B. VI → piar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tweet

[ˈtwiːt] n → pépiement m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tweet

n (of birds) → Ziepen nt, → Piepsen nt no pl; tweet tweet → ziep, ziep, pieps, pieps
vi → ziepen, piepsen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tweet

[twiːt] vi → cinguettare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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