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–verb (used with object)

1.	to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.

2.	to reproach or upbraid.

–noun

3.	an act of twitting.

4.	a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.

[Origin: 1520–30; aph. var. of obs. atwite, ME atwiten, OE ætwītan to taunt, equiv. to æt- at¹ + wītan to blame

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twit Audio Help   (twĭt) Pronunciation Key
tr.v.   twit·ted, twit·ting, twits
To taunt, ridicule, or tease, especially for embarrassing mistakes or faults. See Synonyms at ridicule.

n.

The act or an instance of twitting.
A reproach, gibe, or taunt.
Slang A foolishly annoying person.

[Short for obsolete atwite, from Middle English atwiten, from Old English ætwītan : æt, at; see at¹ + wītan, to reproach; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

twit'ter n.

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