Twit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Twitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Twitting.] [OE. atwiten, AS. ætwītan to reproach, blame; æt at + wītan to reproach, blame; originally, to observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure, OHG. firwīzan, Goth. traweitan to avenge, L. videre to see. See Vision, Wit.] To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.
This these scoffers twitted the Christian with. Tillotson.
Æsop minds men of their errors, without twitting them for what is amiss. L'Estrange.