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President Roosevelt had twitted the "selfish few" in a speech at Gainesville, Ga. two days before.

From Time Magazine Archive

And there had been hot words between him and Fanny, in which she had twitted him with his unpaid bill, and he had twitted her with her former love.

From Castle Richmond by Trollope, Anthony

When Mr. Grattan threw up his parliamentary seat, Curran had twitted him for loss of temper.

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis

He was headin," said the president, "for the cold-storage plant that Sean O'Donohue had twitted me was empty of the provisions we'd had to eat up because of the dinies.

From Attention Saint Patrick by Leinster, Murray

She had twitted her with wanting to go to the Orsetti ball, although Enrica had never been to any ball or any assembly whatever in her life, and no word had been spoken about it.

From The Italians by Elliot, Frances