transitive + intransitive
: to repost (something, such as a message) to the Twitter online message service Garcia snapped a pic that was retweeted more than a thousand times.
Lee Jenkins … people who use Twitter … are rewarded with social validation when their tweets are retweeted …
The Economist retweet noun plural retweets
The instant feedback—replies or retweets, the Twitter equivalent of applause—is intoxicating, like a pleasure-center reward for a lab rat pulling a lever.
James Poniewozik