Tweet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a weak chirping sound as of a small bird

make a weak, chirping sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈiːt/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈiːt/.

Examples

the small bird was tweeting in the tree
He pinched her behind
She squeezed the bottle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

twinge twitch pinch squeeze nip twirp

Parts of Speech

noun	a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
verb	make a weak, chirping sound “the small bird was tweeting in the tree”
verb	squeeze tightly between the fingers “He pinched her behind”

Word Forms

tweet	verb	make a weak, chirping sound
tweet	noun	a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
tweeter	noun	a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds
pinch	noun	a squeeze with the fingers
squeeze	noun	a twisting squeeze
nipper	noun	a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

twittern

ein schwaches Zwitschern wie von einem kleinen Vogel

🇫🇷French

tweeter

un faible gazouillis comme celui d'un petit oiseau

🇪🇸Spanish

piar

un débil chirrido como el de un pájaro pequeño

🇮🇹Italian

twittare

un debole cinguettio, come quello di un uccellino

🇳🇱Dutch

tweeten

een zwak tjilpend geluid als van een kleine vogel

🇵🇹Portuguese

twittar

um som fraco de chilrear como o de um pequeno pássaro

🇷🇺Russian

твитнуть

слабое чириканье, как у маленькой птички

India

🇮🇳Hindi

करें

किसी छोटे पक्षी की चहचहाहट जैसी धीमी आवाज

🇧🇩Bengali

টুইট

একটি ছোট পাখির মতো একটি দুর্বল কিচিরমিচির শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

ட்வீட்

ஒரு சிறிய பறவையின் பலவீனமான கீச்சிடும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ట్వీట్

ఒక చిన్న పక్షి వలె బలహీనమైన కిచకిచ శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

ट्विट

लहान पक्ष्यासारखा कमकुवत किलबिलाट आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્વિટ

નાના પક્ષી જેવો નબળો કિલકિલાટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟ್ವೀಟ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಹಕ್ಕಿಯಂತೆ ದುರ್ಬಲ ಚಿಲಿಪಿಲಿ ಸದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്വീറ്റ്

ഒരു ചെറിയ പക്ഷിയുടെ പോലെ ദുർബലമായ ചിലച്ച ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਵੀਟ

ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੇ ਪੰਛੀ ਵਾਂਗ ਇੱਕ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਚਹਿਕਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹویٹ

ایک چھوٹے پرندے کی طرح کمزور چہچہاتی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

鸣叫

像小鸟一样微弱的鸣叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

小鳥のような弱い鳴き声

🇰🇷Korean

짹짹

작은 새처럼 약한 지저귀는 소리

🇹🇭Thai

ทวีต

เสียงร้องอันแผ่วเบาราวกับนกตัวเล็ก

🇮🇩Indonesian

menciak

suara kicau lemah seperti burung kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سقسقة

صوت زقزقة ضعيف كطائر صغير

🇮🇷Persian

توییت

صدای جیر جیر ضعیف مثل یک پرنده کوچک

🇹🇷Turkish

cıvıldamak

küçük bir kuşunki gibi zayıf bir cıvıltı sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיוּץ

צליל ציוץ חלש כמו של ציפור קטנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tweet'?

The primary meaning of 'tweet' is 'a weak chirping sound as of a small bird'.

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Using 'tweet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tweet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tweet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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