tweetnoun [ C ]
uk/twiːt/us/twiːt/informaltweet noun [ C ] (BIRD)
a short, high sound made by a bird
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yip
- yowl
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tweet noun [ C ] (SOCIAL MEDIA)
trademark a short remark or piece of information published on Twitter
tweetverb
uk/twiːt/us/twiːt/tweet verb (BIRD)
[ I ] When a bird tweets, it makes a short, high sound:
We could hear the baby birds tweeting.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- trumpet
- whimper
- woof
- yip
- yowl
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tweet verb (SOCIAL MEDIA)
[ I or T ] to publish a short remark or piece of information on Twitter:
He tweeted that he was just about to meet the president.