See twite on Wiktionary
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"alt_of": [
{
"word": "twit"
}
],
"categories": [
"English obsolete forms"
],
"glosses": [
"Obsolete form of twit."
],
"links": [
[
"twit",
"twit#English"
]
],
"tags": [
"alt-of",
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/twaɪt/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-twite.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-twite.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-twite.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-twite.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-twite.wav.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪt"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"twite"
],
"word": "twite"
}
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