| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  tw t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: twit·ted, twit·ting, twits
To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults. See synonyms at ridicule. | | NOUN: | 1. The act or an instance of twitting. 2. A reproach, gibe, or taunt. 3. Slang A foolishly annoying person. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Short for obsolete atwite, from Middle English atwiten, from Old English ætw tan : æt, at; see at1 + wtan, to reproach; see weid- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | twit ter —NOUN
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