twit

Example Sentences

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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
  • Dave and his friends spend their summer days hanging out at the limestone quarry, ragging on each other, cliff-jumping into the water, wondering what sort of lives await them.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025
  • For most of his first 10 songs, Costello’s singing was ragged and hoarse.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • For the most part, though, these tools have been aimed at parents or educators, not kids themselves.
    Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • Apparently Brooks Nader wasn’t kidding about that, because on July 8 she was spotted freeing the nipple in a sheer black top on a dinner date with friend Lauren Sanchez in Paris, per photos published by the Daily Mail.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The first step is a boot camp in a mountainous ski resort, where Karolina is teased by the other girls and gets so much preferential treatment from Vitek that Lucie, enraged, locks her outside in the snow and nearly kills her in the process.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 10 July 2025
  • Since last year, Justin Bieber has been teasing the launch of his new fashion brand, Skylrk.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Attending physicians routinely quiz trainees on arcane facts instead of engaging in practical problem-solving.
    Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Carlson quizzed Cruz on his show, peppering him with a question about Iran’s population, which Cruz did not know.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • All ribbing aside, the brother and sister get along famously.
    Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
  • The two-way stretch fabric is water-repellent and slightly ribbed, with a lightweight feel that’s perfect for summer (or sweating in a dance studio, presumably).
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 30 May 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
  • Gilgeous-Alexander said the smile was a response to fans who were razzing him.
    Cliff Brunt, Baltimore Sun, 19 May 2025
  • Expect to hear plenty of Bronx cheers—otherwise known as razzing.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • For the last 15 years, Chicago’s drill rap scene has often led to fatal gun violence as rival artists trade insults and threats through their lyrics and social media taunts.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2025
  • Both organizations claimed Hinton taunted deputies at his arraignment.
    Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

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“Twit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twit. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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