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
  • By then, her voice had worn ragged — lower in pitch, rougher in tone, better suited for more sophisticated songs.
    Robert Levine, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Two small feral-looking kids, ragged, both looked about seven years old, had been told off several times for knocking some of these flimsy chairs to one side as if to let the horse out.
    Ali Smith, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).
    Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Finally, Mack’s precocious 11-year-old daughter Opal (Norah Murphy) is more in tune with adults than kids her age.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Leighton, who played Sydney Andrews in the show, also teased what viewers could expect from the new series.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Harrison is a notorious nutrition devotee and will occasionally begin conversations by quizzing friends on their health habits.
    C. Clark, M. Vorkunov and F. Katz, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Early on, the Oscar winner was quizzed on political affairs in her native U.S., and her answer was resolute.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Watch the co-creators delightfully rib each other in the full interview embedded above.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Made from natural yarns, this sweater has a comfortable design that includes a ribbed pattern and slit at the hem for a casual and fashionable look.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The series seems to jive with head coach Dan Hurley’s desire to play tough non-conference games against the top programs in the sport.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025
  • And that doesn’t necessarily jive with the perception of the team, say, in the regular season.
    Jonas Siegel, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Even his head coach, Sean Payton, razzed him about the total.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Eventually, DreamWorks Animation would begin to earnestly tackle heavier themes rather than just razzing audiences with references, though even after emerging from this creative desert, nothing in the filmography compares to The Prince of Egypt.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The social media war shifted when Lyles taunted Hill after winning the 60-meter race at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix earlier this month.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Investigators said that before he was arrested, Tabler called the Bell County Sheriff’s Office to taunt deputies about the murders and threatened to kill more employees and undercover law enforcement at the strip club.
    Jim Vertuno and Michael Graczyk, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Twit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twit. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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