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Twit (Verb)

Meaning

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".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • She loved to twit her friends about their crazy hairstyles from the 80s.
  • His colleagues twit him mercilessly about his outdated fashion sense.
  • Critics will twit her about her last film's poor reception for years to come.
  • Her siblings never stopped twitting her about her disastrous cooking experiments.
  • Opponents twitted him about his gaffes during last night's presidential debate.

Synonyms

  • Rally
  • Cod
  • Rag
  • Bait
  • Tease
  • Taunt
  • Tantalise
  • Tantalize
  • Ride
  • Razz

Hypernyms

  • Bemock
  • Mock

Hyponyms

  • Barrack
  • Josh
  • Chaff
  • Banter
  • Scoff
  • Flout
  • Gibe
  • Jeer
  • Kid
  • Jolly

Related Words

  • Twit (noun)
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