Twit

/twɪt/

Synonyms for "twit" (255 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Noun(4 words)

accuse allege anthem arraign article assback answerbadinage ballad banter barrack berate blame blockhead bookbring accusationbring chargesbring to bookcackle cajole

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call carolcaustic remarkcaw censure chaff chant charge chatter cheep chide chirk chirp chirr chirrup chitter choir chorus chuck chump cite clack cluckcock-a-doodle-doocomeback

Verb(2 words)

bait cod

Strong matches (77)

complain contemn coo crack croak cronk croon crow cuckoo cutcut atcutting remarkdenounce denunciate deride descant digdig atdismissdo-re-mi

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dolt dope drum dumpdump onexchangefasten onfasten uponfinger fleer flout fool foolery foolingfooling aroundgabble gaggle gibegibing retortgive-and-takegobblegood-natured banterguggle halfwithang something onharmless teasinghaze honk hoo hoot hum hymn idiot imbecile impeach imply impute indictinform againstinform oninsinuate intonate intone jabjab atjape jeerjeer atjerk jest jibe jive

Noun(5 words)

fool gibe git goof jeer

Related words (127)

joke jolly josh kid kiddingkidding aroundlay chargesleg-pull liltlodge a complaintlodge a plaintloutmake fun ofminstrel mock moron needle nincompoop ninny nitwit

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parodyparthian shotparting shotpeep persiflagepin onpip pipe pleasantry poke poohpooh poohpooh-poohprefer chargespress chargespsalm pullput downput onput on reportput-down put-on quack quaver quip quiz ragrail atraillery rally rallyingrank outrazz report reprehend reproach reprove revile rib ride ridicule roast roll rouladerude reproachscoff scold scorn scout scurrility serenade shakeshort answersilly simpleton singsing in chorusslam slapslap atsneersneer atsol fasol-fa solmizate sport squawk swipetake to tasktask taunttaunt withtax tease tremolo trill troll tweak tweedle tweedledee tweet twitter upbraidverbal thrustvocalize warble whistle yodel

Noun(11 words)

mock nitwit razz reproach ridicule scold taunting tease tosser twerp twirp

Verb(8 words)

rag rally razz ride tantalise tantalize taunt tease

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

12 entries

aggravation bemock comment irritation mock person provocation remark simple simpletonspeech actverbal attack

More specific

12 entries

berate blockhead dunce gibe jeer mock nitwit razz rib ridicule taunt tease

Collocations

11 entries

academic twitlocal twitnotorious twitpublic twittwit a colleaguetwit about faultstwit mercilesslytwit onlinetwit publiclytwit someoneutter twit

Inflections

3 entries

twits twitted twitting

Translations

9 translations across 7 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

натяквам verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)
упреквам verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries

嘲笑 verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)
责备 verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Finnish

1 entries

kiusoitella verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Neapolitan

1 entries

sfotte verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Romanian

1 entries

mustra verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Russian

1 entries

упрека́ть verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Welsh

1 entries

edliw verb ((transitive) to blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; (intransitive) to blame or reproach, especially in a good-natured or teasing manner — see also blame, reproach)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm an uptight suburban twit.

Source: tatoeba (6980643)

No man for deſpite, / By worde or by write / His felowe to twite, […]

Source: wiktionary

[I]f vvee meane to tvvit a man that he is a foole, vve vvill ſay thou knovveſt not vvhat thou ſayeſt.

Source: wiktionary

Hath he not tvvit our Soueraigne Lady here / VVith ignominious vvords, though Clarkely coucht? / As if ſhe had ſuborned ſome to ſvveare / Falſe allegations, to o'rethrovv his ſtate.

Source: wiktionary

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