twit
Cross references: 1. ridicule 1. twit \'twit\ vt or twit.ted; or twit.ting [ME atwiten to reproach, fr. OEtwi-tan, fr. at + wi-tan to reproach; akin to OHG wi-zan to punish, OE witan to know 1: to subject to light ridicule or reproach : RALLY 2: to make fun of as a fault 2. twit n : an act of twitting : TAUNT 3. twit n [imit.] : TWITTER, CHIRP