What does TWEET mean?

Parts of Speech:

Noun, Verb

Definitions:

Noun: a short, high-pitched sound made by birds or electronic devices.
Verb: (1) to post a message on the social media platform Twitter, (2) to make a short, high-pitched sound.

Pronunciations:

US: /twit/ or /twēt/
UK: /twiːt/

Origin and Usage:

The word "tweet" originally referred to the sound made by birds, and its first known usage in English dates back to the 16th century. In the 21st century, the word took on a new meaning when Twitter, a social media platform, popularized the term as a verb to describe the act of posting a short message on the site. The noun form of "tweet" is also used to refer to these short messages.

Synonyms:

Chirp, cheep, peep, post, share

Related Words:

Chirp, chirr, cheep, peep, beep

Example Sentences:

Noun: The birds tweet woke her up in the morning.
Verb: He decided to tweet about his experience at the concert.



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