TWIT


Meaning of TWIT in English

v.tr. (twitted, twitting) reproach or taunt, usu. good-humouredly.

[ 16th-c. twite f. atwite f. OE ‘twitan reproach with f. ‘t at + witan blame ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.