twitting

present participle of twit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitting
Verb
  • Prior to the announcement, Quinn has been teasing Briney’s narration on social media.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
  • In December, Sony Pictures released a YouTube video featuring Rudd and Black teasing the movie, which is slated for release on Christmas Day.
    Sharareh Drury, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The study — NewsGuard tested 10 leading AI models, quizzing each of them about 10 narratives spreading online linked to current events that the company had determined to be false.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Think of the senators quizzing Mark Zuckerberg on what Facebook is.
    Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 13 June 2018
Verb
  • One of the most recent cases includes the high court’s 2017 decision in Matal v Tam, in which the justices ruled that a law preventing trademarks of disparaging terms was unconstitutional under the First Amendment.
    Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 17 Sep. 2025
  • At the dinner table before Kirk came to Utah Valley University for the event at which he was killed, Tyler Robinson talked in disparaging terms about the conservative activist, Cox said at the news briefing.
    Davis Winkie, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Abusers frequently assert financial control by interfering with their partners’ ability to work, including stalking or harassing at their worksite.
    Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Three teenagers, who the police say are those in the photo, were allegedly harassing customers in the restaurant and then attempted to open the cash register when an employee stepped away.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pat Kelsey wasn't kidding about wanting the smoke.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In 2019, Lebanese depositors discovered that their banking system had, in effect, just been kidding about those savings accounts.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So, instead of recognition, many high-achieving women describe being met with jealousy, belittling or social isolation.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Her snide answers to their belittling questions are smart and iconoclastic, setting the stage for the other characters in the movie who also think outside the box.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Inversion Rib Legging These Vuori leggings feature stylish ribbing to elevate the look, making them as fitting for a morning yoga sesh as a red-eye flight.
    Bria McNeal, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Other fast-casual chains have joined in on the ribbing, including Steak n’ Shake, which embodies its own 1950s aesthetic.
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to Carter’s disqualification, Nolan Smith was flagged for taunting and roughing the quarterback.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rodgers held up his hand to his ear, taunting the fans who were talking smack to him.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Twitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitting. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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