tweet — meaning in English & Vietnamese

English · Word Candidate

/ˈtwiːt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: tweets · tweeting · tweeted · twote

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiếng chim hót

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Noun

Examples

[Ignatz, dropping Officer Pupp's police whistle into the lake:] The fishes will have lots of fun tweeting tweets on it.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bài đăng trên Twitter

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Noun

Examples

Every few seconds, a tweet appears and vanishes somewhere on the globe.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

phát ra tiếng hót ngắn

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Verb

Examples

[Ignatz, dropping Officer Pupp's police whistle into the lake:] The fishes will have lots of fun tweeting tweets on it.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To post an entry to Twitter.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đăng bài lên Twitter

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Verb

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “tweet” mean?

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

Is “tweet” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.