"twitting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twittings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twitting (plural twittings)
  1. The act of one who twits or teases.
    Sense id: en-twitting-en-noun-4BI6ypRb

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twitting
  1. present participle and gerund of twit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: twit
    Sense id: en-twitting-en-verb-AkT6oI7l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76

Inflected forms

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