Twit, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. TWITTED; p. pr. & vb. n. TWITTING.] [A-S. ātuwitan, to reproach, blame, from āt, at, to, and wītan, to know, to impute, reproach.] To vex by bringing to notice or reminding of a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to fling at; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.

With this these scoffers twitted the Christians. Tillotson.

Æsop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. L’Estrange.