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tweet

UK/ˈtwiːt/ US/ˈtʰwɪi̯t/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

a week chirping sound as of a small bird

verb

1.

make a weak, chirping sound

  • “the small bird was tweeting in the tree”
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2.

squeeze tightly between the fingers

  • “He pinched her behind”
  • “She squeezed the bottle”
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Origin

Onomatopoeic 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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