twit
verb (used with object)
to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
are twitting
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present progressiveof twit.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But you are twitting me about the service you have done me!
From The Landloper by Holman Day
These wretches are twitting me with what they gave me before—before—oh Amal, you understand me?'
From Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
You've no idea, Uncle Teddy, that you are twitting on facts; but you hit the truth there; indeed, you do.
From Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor by Thomas L. Masson
