twit

twit is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 7 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.
2. noun. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing

   Synonyms: taunt, taunting

3. noun. someone who is regarded as contemptible

   Synonyms: twerp, twirp

4. verb. harass with persistent criticism or carping

   "The children teased the new teacher"

   "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"

   Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease

Synonyms

taunt, taunting, twerp, twirp, bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, tease

Common word forms

twits, twitted, twitter, twitting

Words from these letters

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