twit

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Recent Examples of twit Nosy birds twit and tweet from their leafy vantage points. Variety, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twit
Verb
  • Overdose deaths, retail theft, and homicides surged to record levels, running law enforcement and first responders ragged.
    Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Using dull pruners can cause rips and ragged cuts to the foliage that will invite disease to enter the bulbs.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Brinkley laughed, then realized Joel wasn’t kidding.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
  • All kidding aside, McQuillan has been impressed by Fernandez this season.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Man teased scavenger hunt clues Police said someone called in a tip about Facebook posts Nicholson allegedly made.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • In the trailer for Buzz, which Deadline can exclusively share, Lithgow teases what listeners can expect.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • TikTok is full of videos ranking characters, quizzes testing knowledge of them, original songs and fan fiction where popular characters fall in love and have babies.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Poppy is quizzed on what’s doing well right now—and whether heels really are a thing of the past.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • But to celebrate spring, some of the line’s best-selling scents are poured into special limited-edition ribbed jars and priced at $5 instead—an impressive 50% savings.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Think: ribbed tanks, quarter zips, soft joggers, wide-leg pants, and crewnecks that feel a little more refined than your typical athleisure.
    Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Be Courtesy To Other Shoppers To a Southerner, manners are top of mind, so pushing, shoving, and being rude over buying things doesn’t jive with a genteel way of life.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2025
  • From electronics to delicate fabrics, natural stone, and more, there are a variety of surfaces and materials that just don’t jive with this household cleaning staple.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry, whom Wickers razzed relentlessly at Wrigley, called him last year on his birthday.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • His clubhouse razzing of anyone and everyone kept things loose.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has a long history of taunting Swift, who used her platform to endorse Joe Biden in 2020 and Kamala Harris in 2024 after expressing regret about not endorsing a candidate in the 2016 presidential election.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
  • That quickly led Poilievre to X, to warn Trump against taunting Canada.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Twit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twit. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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