Thesaurus: twit
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.
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Definitions
- v. t. 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.
- n. someone who is regarded as contemptible
- n. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
- v. harass with persistent criticism or carping
- 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. This these scoffers twitted the Christian with. Tillotson. Æsop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. L'Estrange.
- To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect,misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; totaunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.This these scoffers twitted the Christian with. Tillotson.Æsop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what isamiss. L'Estrange.
- n:100 n. aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing