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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
twit \twit\, v. t. imp.  p. p. twitted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   twitting. oe. atwiten, as. aetwimactan to reproach,
   blame; aet at + wimactan 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. firwimaczan, 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
see also:
twitted twitting vision wit 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
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
see also:
twerp twirp taunt taunting tease razz 
rag cod tantalize tantalise bait 
rally ride twitting twitted 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
216 moby thesaurus words for "twit":
   parthian shot, accuse, allege, anthem, arraign, article, ass,
   back answer, badinage, ballad, banter, barrack, berate, blame,
   blockhead, book, bring accusation, bring charges, bring to book,
   cackle, cajole, call, carol, caustic remark, caw, censure, chaff,
   chant, charge, chatter, cheep, chide, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup,
   chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, chump, cite, clack, cluck,
   cock-a-doodle-doo, comeback, complain, contemn, coo, crack, croak,
   cronk, croon, crow, cuckoo, cut, cut at, cutting remark, denounce,
   denunciate, deride, descant, dig, dig at, do-re-mi, dope, drum,
   dump, dump on, exchange, fasten on, fasten upon, finger, fleer,
   flout, fool, foolery, fooling, fooling around, gabble, gaggle,
   gibe, gibing retort, give-and-take, gobble, good-natured banter,
   guggle, hang something on, harmless teasing, haze, honk, hoo, hoot,
   hum, hymn, idiot, imbecile, impeach, imply, impute, indict,
   inform against, inform on, insinuate, intonate, intone, jab,
   jab at, jape, jeer, jeer at, jerk, jest, jibe, jive, joke, jolly,
   josh, kid, kidding, kidding around, lay charges, leg-pull, lilt,
   lodge a complaint, lodge a plaint, lout, make fun of, minstrel,
   mock, moron, needle, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, parting shot, peep,
   persiflage, pin on, pip, pipe, pleasantry, pooh, pooh-pooh,
   prefer charges, press charges, psalm, put down, put on,
   put on report, put-down, put-on, quack, quaver, quip, quiz, rag,
   rail at, raillery, rally, rallying, rank out, razz, report,
   reprehend, reproach, reprove, revile, rib, ride, ridicule, roast,
   roll, roulade, rude reproach, scoff, scold, scorn, scout,
   scurrility, serenade, shake, short answer, simpleton, sing,
   sing in chorus, slam, slap, slap at, sneer, sneer at, sol-fa,
   solmizate, sport, squawk, swipe, take to task, task, taunt,
   taunt with, tax, tease, tremolo, trill, troll, tweak, tweedle,
   tweedledee, tweet, twitter, upbraid, verbal thrust, vocalize,
   warble, whistle, yodel





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