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lt, 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.

To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes. Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. Pope.

See Quitch grass.

One who, or that which, twitches.

The European tree sparrow.

The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.

The act of one who, or that which, twitters.

In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.

Tattle; gabble. L'Estrange.

To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid. [Obs.]

A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or quarrel to the disturbance of the peace.

r obstruction from or by; in spite of. We gentil women bee Loth to displease any wight, Notwithstanding our great right. Chaucer's Dream. Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so transported that their gratitude made them, notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done. Dr. H. More.…

in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft. They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! Gauden.

One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. [Obs.] Shak.

e. [Obs.] This is saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Tim. i. 15. Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.

n. -- To take advantage of, to profit by; (often used in a bad sense) to overreach, to outwit.

Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our advice, you took that course.

Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chaucer. Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. Tennyson.

Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.] Chaucer.