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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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
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
But you are twitting me about the service you have done me!
From The Landloper by Holman Day
