English

Etymology
Originally twite, an apheticism of atwite.

Pronunciation
IPA|/twɪt/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪt|-ɪt

Verb
en-verb|twit|t|ing

1. transitive To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

#* 2007: H. R. Fox Bourne, secretary of the Aborigines' Protection Society � often twitted for being an �armchair critic� � wrote in a review of one of Stanley's books � Bernard Porter, �Did He Puff his Crimes to Please a Bloodthirsty Readership?�, London Review of Books 29:7, p. 10

Translations
trans-top|To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease
Finnish: kiusoitella
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Noun
en-noun

1. A reproach, gibe or taunt.
2. UK A foolish or annoying person.

Translations
trans-top|a reproach, gibe or taunt
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trans-top|a foolish or annoying person
Finnish: ääliö, typerys
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Spanish: gilí m|f
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fa:twit
io:twit
te:twit
vi:twit

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