tweet
To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birdsTo produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.
» Did you hear the birds tweeting?
Hast du die Vögel zwitschern gehört? — raggione
Ты слышал, как птицы щебечут? — Walentinio
Ты слышала, как птицы щебечут? — Walentinio
Вы слышали, как птицы щебечут? — Walentinio
Ти чув, як птахи цвірінькають? — Walentinio
Ти чула, як птахи цвірінькають? — Walentinio
Ви чули, як птахи цвірінькають? — Walentinio
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3 senses(intransitive)To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.
zwitschern
щебета́тьščebetátʹ, чири́катьčiríkatʹ
щебета́тиščebetáty, щеботітиščebotity
(ambitransitive)To post an entry to Twitter.
twittern, tweeten, zwitschern
тви́титьtvítitʹ, тви́татьtvítatʹ, тви́тнутьtvítnutʹ
To post a message on Twitter
(ambitransitive, broadly)To post an entry to any microblogging site.
Examples
65 sentencesDid you hear the birds tweeting?
Ти чув, як птахи цвірінькають? — Walentinio
ruТы слышал, как птицы щебечут? — Walentinio
deHast du die Vögel zwitschern gehört? — raggione
My daughter is tweeting now.
Моя дочка зараз твітить. — Internecivus
The eggs in the nest in our attic must've hatched. I've been hearing birds tweeting all day today.
Tom tagged Mary in his tweet.
A rooster doesn't tweet; it crows.
Translations
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Origin
Onomatopoeic of the sound made by a bird. Compare twitter. The social media senses evolvedOnomatopoeic of the sound made by a bird. Compare twitter. The social media senses evolved from earlier Twitter update, twit (noun), twitter (verb).
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Forms
tweets, tweeting, tweeted, tweetedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle