Twit
verb (used with object), twitted, twitting.
1.
to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
Synonyms: jeer at, mock, insult, deride.
2.
to reproach or upbraid.
Synonyms: chide, scold, rebuke, criticize, revile, castigate.
noun
3.
an act of twitting.
4.
a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.
noun
1.
a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.
noun, Informal.
1.
an insignificant, silly, or bothersome person:
Pay no attention to that obnoxious little twit!
noun, Informal.
1.
a confused, excited state:
to be in a twit about company coming.
Synonyms: dither, tizzy, stew.
verb twits, twitting, twitted
1.
(transitive) to tease, taunt, or reproach, often in jest
noun
2.
(US & Canadian, informal) a nervous or excitable state
3.
(rare) a reproach; taunt
noun
1.
(informal, mainly Brit) a foolish or stupid person; idiot
twist slowly in the wind
Read Also:
- Twitch
verb (used with object) 1. to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve. 2. to jerk rapidly: The rider twitched the reins a couple of times. 3. to move (a part of the body) with a sudden, jerking motion. 4. to pinch or pull at sharply […]
- Twitched
verb (used with object) 1. to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve. 2. to jerk rapidly: The rider twitched the reins a couple of times. 3. to move (a part of the body) with a sudden, jerking motion. 4. to pinch or pull at sharply […]
- Twitcher
verb (used with object) 1. to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck: She twitched him by the sleeve. 2. to jerk rapidly: The rider twitched the reins a couple of times. 3. to move (a part of the body) with a sudden, jerking motion. 4. to pinch or pull at sharply […]
- Twitch-grass
noun 1. couch grass. twitch grass noun 1. another name for couch grass Sometimes shortened to twitch
- Twitching-trail
noun, Canadian (chiefly New Brunswick) . 1. a logging road sufficiently developed to allow the hauling of logs along it by horse or tractor.