twitting

Poking fun at

Twitting is teasing or taunting someone, usually in a lighthearted way—poking fun at their mistakes or quirks: She couldn't resist twitting him about his terrible sense of direction.

The word sounds old-fashioned and carries less sting than mocking or ridiculing.

taunting

mocking

Scornfully imitating or ridiculing

teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
jeeringVocal public mockery

ribbing · derision · heckling · jibes · gibes · banter · chaffing · raillery · joshing · kidding

socialmedia

hashtag

Labeled link for posts

timelineOrdered display of events
retweetRepublish another's post
followersPeople who support someone

handle · mentions · trending · viral · influencer · engagement · likes · share · post · feed

Categories

mockerymockery, ridiculing, jeers, jeering, jibes
teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh

Opposites

tone of address

twittingpraising

Voicing admiration

complimenting · lauding · extolling · flattering · commending

intent toward recipient

twittingencouraging

Giving confidence or hope

supporting · reassuring · comforting · consoling · bolstering

severity of criticism

twittingexcoriating

Severely denouncing or censuring

vilifying · lambasting · savaging · eviscerating · brutalizing

Family

tweet, twitter, twit, tweets, tweeting, tweeted, twittering, twits, tweeter

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