tweet

Etymology

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

noun

1. The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
   [Ignatz, dropping Officer Pupp's police whistle into the lake:] The fishes will have lots of fun tweeting tweets on it. April 7 1934, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, Saturday, comic strip, page 104
2. (social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.
   Every few seconds, a tweet appears and vanishes somewhere on the globe. April 22 2007, Jason Pontin, “Twitter takes instant messaging to an extreme”, in International Herald-Tribune
   For example, as you edit a tweet in Twitter, the number of characters left is updated as you type. 2008, Wendy Chisholm, Matthew May, Universal Design for Web Applications
   A tweet can be received via SMS to your cell phone […] 2008, Chris Seibold, Big Book of Apple Hacks

verb

1. (intransitive) To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.
   [Ignatz, dropping Officer Pupp's police whistle into the lake:] The fishes will have lots of fun tweeting tweets on it. April 7 1934, George Herriman, Krazy Kat, Saturday, comic strip, page 104
2. (transitive, intransitive, social media) To post an update to Twitter.
   In Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative societies, one online rebel has rocked the Islamic establishment with tweeted allegations of corruption within the ruling royal family. April 19, 2012, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian
   Mr Trump tweeted: "Big day planned on national security tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall!" Jan 25 2017, “Donald Trump: 'We will build Mexico border wall'”, in BBC World Service, retrieved 2017-01-25

intj

1. The sound of a bird twittering.
   I've got two loves / And they go tweet (×9) like little birds 1977, David Byrne (lyrics and music), “Love → Building On Fire”, in Talking Heads: 77, performed by Talking Heads