twitting

present participle of twit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitting
Verb
  • As of this writing, there's no official trailer for Interview With the Vampire season 3, though AMC did drop a teaser teasing Lestat's life as a rock icon.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Emerald Fennell is teasing her film adaptation of Wuthering Heights, which garnered significant attention following the release of the trailer earlier this month.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Eyeball’s best moment so far this season was when the twerpy CEO was quizzing it on the next three numbers of pi.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The study — NewsGuard tested 10 leading AI models, quizzing each of them about 10 narratives spreading online linked to current events that the company had determined to be false.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The alleged gunman, an Iraq war veteran who had made disparaging comments about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the weeks before, drove his vehicle into the chapel, opened fire on congregants, and then set the building on fire.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • One student told detectives that Clarke provoked the situation by making disparaging remarks at him.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Working closely with schools, says Mosseri, can help the platform handle issues that may fly under the radar, such as a user who isn't overtly harassing another.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
  • One such company was ordered to pay over $8 million for harassing people into paying fake debts.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Our foul, flatulent father-figure may exaggerate a bit when belittling his enemies (and friends, for that matter), but cloaked under his aura of filth — like an adult Pig-Pen’s toxic dust cloud — rests a core truth.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
  • So, instead of recognition, many high-achieving women describe being met with jealousy, belittling or social isolation.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inversion Rib Legging These Vuori leggings feature stylish ribbing to elevate the look, making them as fitting for a morning yoga sesh as a red-eye flight.
    Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Other fast-casual chains have joined in on the ribbing, including Steak n’ Shake, which embodies its own 1950s aesthetic.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • During the game in the first quarter, DeJean was called for an unsportsmanlike penalty for taunting.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Joe LaCava violated Rory’s airspace on the 18th green while taunting the same gallery that had teased his player, Patrick Cantlay, who had reportedly declined to wear a team hat to protest the lack of player compensation at such a big event.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Twitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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