Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    twit
    /twɪt/

    verb

    • 1. tease or taunt (someone), especially in a good-humoured way: informal "her playmates could not twit her about her pigtail"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twitTwit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈtwit. Synonyms of twit. 1. : a silly annoying person : fool. 2. : an act of twitting : taunt. twit. 2 of 2. verb. twitted; twitting. transitive verb. 1. : to subject to light ridicule or reproach : rally. 2. : to make fun of as a fault. Examples of twit in a Sentence. Noun Only a complete twit would insult his hosts.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTWIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TWIT definition: 1. a stupid person: 2. a stupid person: 3. a person you think is stupid or foolish. Learn more.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › twit_inttwit, int. & n.² meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the word twit is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for twit is from 1602, in the writing of Thomas Dekker, playwright and pamphleteer. twit is an imitative or expressive formation.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTWIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you call someone a twit, you are insulting them and saying that they are silly or stupid.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › twit_n1twit, n.¹ meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun twit mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun twit, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in British English. See meaning & use. How common is the noun twit? About 0.05 occurrences per million words in modern written English

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtwit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of twit noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordTWIT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "TWIT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › twittwit - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 13, 2024 · To blame or reproach (someone), especially in a good-natured or teasing manner; also, to ridicule or tease (someone). (blame): Synonyms: censure, upbraid; see also Thesaurus: blame. (ridicule): Synonyms: taunt; see also Thesaurus: deride.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTWIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    TWIT definition: a silly person. Learn more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › twitTwit - definition of twit by The Free Dictionary

    1. to taunt or ridicule with reference to anything embarrassing; gibe at. 2. to reproach or upbraid. n. 3. an act of twitting.