4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[imac]tan to reproach, blame; aet at + w[imac]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure, OHG. firw[imac]zan, Goth. fraweitan to avenge, L. videre to see. See {Vision}, {Wit}.] To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood. [1913 Webster] This these scoffers twitted the Christians with. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. --L'Estrange. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: twit n 1: someone who is regarded as contemptible [syn: {twerp}, {twirp}] 2: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {taunt}, {taunting}] v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize}, {tantalise}, {bait}, {taunt}, {rally}, {ride}] [also: {twitting}, {twitted}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: twitting See {twit} From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 50 Moby Thesaurus words for "twitting": banter, bantering, booing, catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisive, derisory, fleering, flippancy, flippant, fooling, grinning, hazing, hissing, hooting, jeering, jesting, joking, jollying, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, mockery, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, razzing, ribbing, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, taunting, teasing
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