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Feb 12, 2012
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twit



Pronunciation: (twit), [key]
—v., twit•ted, twit•ting,
—n.

—v.t.
1. to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at.
2. to reproach or upbraid.

—n.
1. an act of twitting.
2. a derisive reproach; taunt; gibe.

twit



Pronunciation: (twit), [key]
—n.
a weak or thin place in yarn caused by uneven spinning.

twit



Pronunciation: (twit), [key]
—n. Informal.
an insignificant or bothersome person.

twit



Pronunciation: (twit), [key]
—n.
an excited state; dither: to be in a twit about company coming.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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