Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of twit
nountwitting (plural twittings)
plural twittings
- The act of one who twits or teases.
With unfeigned courtesy we welcomed back this illustrious body; but they were subjected to the most unmerciful twittings for the fleetness of foot they had exhibited when Richmond was so alarmingly threatened.
1867, Sallie A. Brock, Richmond during the war: four years of personal observation
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APA
twitting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twitting
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“twitting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twitting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twitting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twitting.
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