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How to pronounce “tweet”

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Pronunciation guide for tweet

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of tweet with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Deep ThinkingNobody was there to tweet about it.
Definition summary: The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

Example 1 of 8

Deep Thinking

Nobody was there to tweet about it.

[Noun]
The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
(social media) An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter. [since 2007]
(social media, by extension) An entry on any microblogging service.
[Verb]
(intransitive) To produce a short high-pitched sound, similar to that of certain birds.
(ambitransitive, social media) To post an entry to Twitter. [since 2007]
(ambitransitive, social media, by extension) To post an entry to any microblogging site.
[Interjection]
used to represent the sound of a bird twittering: twit.

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