Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tweet

/ˈtwiːt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
tweet
IPA
/ˈtwiːt/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

noun

An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

noun

An entry on any microblogging service.

verb

To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.

Intransitive verb

verb

To post an entry to Twitter.

verb

To post an entry to any microblogging site.

intj

used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Onomatopoeic of the sound made by a bird. Compare twitter. The social media senses evolved from earlier Twitter update, twit (noun), twitter (verb).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Tveit, Twiete

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

tweets (plural) tweets (present, singular) tweeting (participle, present) tweeted (participle, past) tweeted (past)

Derived Forms

mistweet outtweet ragetweet retweet subtweet tweetable tweetaholic tweetdom tweeter tweetfest tweetheart tweetless

Phrases

live-tweet quote tweet

Frequently Paired Words

Tweet skeet toot xeet twitter

Synonyms

pinch squeeze twinge nip twitch twirp

Rhymes With

street meet st eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat

Questions

How do you pronounce tweet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwiːt/.
What does tweet mean?
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
Where does tweet come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce tweet

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