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TWIT
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Irregular inflected forms: twitted , twitting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("twit" is a kind of...):
aggravation; irritation; provocation (unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment)
Derivation:
twit (harass with persistent criticism or carping)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who is regarded as contemptible
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("twit" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they twit ... he / she / it twits
Past simple: twitted
Past participle: twitted
-ing form: twitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Harass with persistent criticism or carping
Example:
His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
Synonyms:
bait; cod; rag; rally; razz; ride; tantalise; tantalize; taunt; tease; twit
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "twit" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "twit"):
barrack; flout; gibe; jeer; scoff (laugh at with contempt and derision)
banter; chaff; jolly; josh; kid (be silly or tease one another)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
twit (aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing)
