tweet

C2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈtwit/ UK /ˈtwiːt/ See IPA manual

Freq #11218

Meanings

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noun
a short, high-pitched chirping sound, especially one made by a small bird

"Tweet, tweet--I'm a canary!"

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Word family

Derived forms live-tweetretweetsubtweettweetertweetup

Related forms skeettootxeet

Etymology

An imitative or echoic word representing the short, high-pitched chirp of a small bird; compare twitter.

Topics

Animals

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