twitted

verb

past tense of twit
as in teased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitted
  1. teased
  2. kidded
  3. disparaged
  4. quizzed
  5. decried
  6. razzed
  7. taunted
  8. ribbed
Verb
  • De Zerbi teased that system in front of a small crowd at the Allianz Stadium during an open session the night before.
    — Elias Burke, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Which is teased in a post-credits scene that plays out almost exactly like the post-credits scene from the first Amazing Spider-Man.
    — Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of teased
Verb
  • Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
    — Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Definition of kidded
Verb
  • And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • In recent months, the president has frequently disparaged Obama’s South Side Chicago presidential library, posting on Truth Social on June 13 an edited picture of its campus turned into a tent camp and the main building depicted as a trash can.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of disparaged
Verb
  • The two victims met every night from April 1 through April 3 at an apartment in Sweetwater where they were quizzed and beaten with paddles and canes for wrong answers, according to the affidavit.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • On Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen quizzed Hiller on some career lowlights, including a diarrhea story that didn’t involve cyclospora but did name-drop Sam Mendes.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Definition of quizzed
Verb
  • Environmental organizations have decried the change as a complete gutting that will rapidly accelerate extinctions, and have sued in federal court.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Environmentalists decried the approval, which Puerto Rico’s Adjunct Board of the Permit Management Office issued late Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of decried
Verb
  • Then someone razzed Michael Soroka, the right-handed pitcher from Calgary, and everyone laughed.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In Philly, where Moyer arrived as a 43-year-old, his teammates razzed him constantly.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
Definition of razzed
Verb
  • Nick Aldis’ wife Mickie James was ringside, where she was taunted by an arrogant Gunther.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Pfister taunted them as his wife ridiculed them for trying to cover their windows.
    — Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of taunted
Verb
  • In the summer, that typically takes the form of a stack of neutral tank tops, like this scoop-neck ribbed version.
    — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
  • The three-zone mattress is all about lumbar and hip support with ribbed cushioning.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
Definition of ribbed
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“Twitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitted. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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