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
  • Talisman Bukayo Saka was run ragged at times and beset by injury problems.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Owls manage nearly silent flight with a similar structure: ragged edges along the bottom of their wings.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
Verb
  • More than a quarter of you will be engaging in some piracy this season, and all of your names and email addresses have been handed over to the authorities (kidding!).
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 29 July 2025
  • There’s a big gulf between pro marathoners and high-school track, of course—but don’t kid yourself that they’re not connected.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • And we have been teased and fooled before in the near-quarter century since that last crown in 2001.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The podcast is also what Swift used to announce her 12th studio album, after teasing details on social media and setting up a surprise countdown clock.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The actors quizzed each other in a Vanity Fair game posted on YouTube.
    Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • To Settle '60 Minutes' Lawsuit, Ask Judge To Extend Some Filing Deadlines Taylor Tomlinson Says Goodbye To 'After Midnight', Wishes CBS Had Replaced Her He was also quizzed on whether Matt Berry, the voice of Sherlock Holmes in Watson, will ever appear on screen.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • The mood of the scene works like a pendulum as the women go from sisterly ribbing to poking each other’s deepest inner wounds and back again.
    Megan Vick, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
  • What’s more, the sweater’s ribbed cuffs and neckline offer a trendy twist on a typical crewneck, while its hip-skimming length can easily be styled tucked into or worn out of jeans, skirts, and dress pants.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 9 Aug. 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
  • Players would congregate 20-deep around the goal, razzing and cheering various shots.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 July 2025
  • Davis and Newton razzed each other constantly in practice.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 17 July 2024
Verb
  • Later, Cano was captured grabbing what appeared to be the DJ’s laptop, taunted the crowd with destroying it, and then flung the device onto the stage platform before stomping on it multiple times, showing off its cracked screen.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
  • After that mistake, Wallace came in with a big hit on a pass at the line of scrimmage, only to be flagged for taunting.
    Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 10 Aug. 2025

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“Twit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twit. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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