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(trademark) Former name of X (since 2023), an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140). examples
plural Twitters
(Internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service. examples
(Internet, informal, usually in combination) A community on Twitter. quotations examples
There were, of course, many Twitters existing in parallel: Politics Twitter, Sports Twitter, Black Twitter, Weird Twitter. But Twitter and TV went together like extreme weather and marine predators.
2023 July 10, James Poniewozik, “The Twitter Watch Party Is Over”, in The New York Times
third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered
(transitive, intransitive, Internet, sometimes proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter. quotations examples
Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney
2009 March 2, Justin Rebello, “Eight top-notch tips for the Twittering attorney"”, in Wisconsin Law Journal, retrieved 2 March 2009
Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties
2009 February 23, MSNBC, “Stars can’t stop Twittering at Oscars, parties”, in Access Hollywood, retrieved 2 March 2009