- twit with
- Reproach for, cast in the teeth, fling at.
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twit´ter|er — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
twit|ter — twit|ter1 «TWIHT uhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. a succession of light sounds made by birds. 2. a brief or muffled giggle; titter. 3. Figurative. an excited condition; flutter: »My nerves are in a twitter when I have to sing in public. In a twitter of… … Useful english dictionary
twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
twit — was originally, and still is, a verb, meaning ‘taunt’ [16]. It is a shortened version of the now defunct atwite. This went back to Old English ætwītan, a compound verb formed from the prefix æt , denoting ‘opposition’, and wītan ‘reproach’. It is … Word origins
Twit — Twit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[=i]tan to reproach, blame; [ae]t at + w[=i]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the meanings of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
twit — Ⅰ. twit [1] ► NOUN informal, chiefly Brit. ▪ a silly or foolish person. DERIVATIVES twittish adjective. ORIGIN originally dialect in the sense «tale bearer». Ⅱ. twit [2] … English terms dictionary
TWiT.tv — The TWiT Netcast Network Owned by Leo Laporte, TWiT LLC Country United States of America Language English Broadcast area Worldwide, via Internet Headquarters 140 Keller Street, Petaluma … Wikipedia
TWiT.tv (network) — Infobox Website name = Twit.tv logo = caption = TWiT Logo url = [http://twit.tv] alexa = commercial = type = Internet Media Station language = English registration = owner = Leo Laporte author = launch date = current status = Active revenue =… … Wikipedia
twit — twit1 /twit/, v., twitted, twitting, n. v.t. 1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. 2. to reproach or upbraid. n. 3. an act of twitting. 4. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe. [1520 30; aph. var. of… … Universalium
twit — I [[t]twɪt[/t]] v. twit•ted, twit•ting, n. 1) to taunt or ridicule with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at 2) to reproach or upbraid 3) an act of twitting 4) a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe • Etymology: 1520–30; aph. var. of obs. atwite … From formal English to slang
