tweet C2 Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈtwit/ UK /ˈtwiːt/ See IPA manual Freq #11218 Meanings 1 noun a short, high-pitched chirping sound, especially one made by a small bird "Tweet, tweet--I'm a canary!" Thesaurus 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 Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tweet **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈtwit/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtwiːt/ **Frequency rank:** 11218 ## Meanings 1. a short, high-pitched chirping sound, especially one made by a small bird ## Examples - "Tweet, tweet--I'm a canary!" ## Derived Forms - live-tweet - retweet - subtweet - tweeter - tweetup ## Related Forms - skeet - toot - xeet ## Etymology An imitative or echoic word representing the short, high-pitched chirp of a small bird; compare twitter. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown