twitting

verb

Definition of twittingnext
present participle of twit
as in teasing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitting
  1. teasing
  2. disparaging
  3. harassing
  4. belittling
  5. riding
  6. tweaking
  7. rallying
Verb
  • The show will see Beyoncé perform songs from her country album Cowboy Carter live for the first time—with the NFL teasing that there will be surprise guests joining the Grammy-winning musician onstage at the NRG Stadium.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The four-time Grammy winner began teasing Lana as early as last year, revealing a set of covers in December 2023.
    Brendan Le, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of teasing
Verb
  • The script swiftly navigates what could be sensitive waters, finding good-natured humor in the inflection points of Jewish and gentile relations without ever being disparaging.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Deputies said the victim was struck with a belt more than 50 times and was choked and called several disparaging names and other obscenities.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of disparaging
Verb
  • In July 2023, an Arizona court issued an order of protection against him, preventing him from harassing, stalking or threatening his ex-wife for two years.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • On Sunday night, more than a dozen drones reportedly followed a 47-foot Coast Guard boat, harassing the crew, the newspaper reported.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassing
Verb
  • But these are two of the nation’s leading newspapers trying to curry favor with someone who spent his first term discounting, belittling and attacking media and, as his quote Thursday shows, plans to do so again if journalists cross him.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • To those belittling the Orlando soccer team’s championship, the NWSL is the premier women’s soccer league in the nation and their win is certainly deserving of praise.
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of belittling
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  • The Rockets came into Christmas Eve riding a three-game winning streak, now sitting at 20-9 and up to second overall in the Western Conference, behind just the Oklahoma City Thunder.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The inspirational documentary chronicles the actor's storied rise but mainly focuses on his later life and work championing people with disabilities and spinal-cord injuries after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of riding
Verb
  • Power users can of course take deeper dives for tweaking to taste, and my eyes certainly benefited from the odd adjustment here and there.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Snapchat is tweaking how people earn money on the platform by introducing a new, unified monetization program.
    Mia Sato, The Verge, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of tweaking
Verb
  • The Wild snapped a four-game losing streak, scored more than two goals in a game and at least lowered the rising temperature heading into the NHL’s holiday hiatus by rallying for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Wild snapped a four-game losing streak, scored more than two goals in a game and at least lowered the rising temperature heading into the NHL’s holiday hiatus by rallying for a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of rallying
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