text message noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A brief electronic message sent between mobile phones.After the kitten had died, Robins sent a text message to Knutton saying: "Remember the saying: 'What goes around comes around?' It has started already to bite you in the arse. The cat? Karma." — 2011 verb1 •To transmit a text message.I told him to text message you when he's finished.Please text message the directions to me. formstext messaged · text messaging · text messages