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twight

twight verb: to twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.

Verb

twight (third-person singular simple present twights, present participle twighting, simple past and past participle twight)

  1. (obsolete) To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.

Forms of twight

third-person singular presenttwights
present participletwighting
past participletwight
pasttwight

Origin of twight

From Middle English twight, past tense of twicchen. See twitch.

Questions about twight

What does twight mean?
Twight means to twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.
What part of speech is twight?
Twight is a verb.
What is the past tense of twight?
The past tense of twight is twight.

Words near twight in the dictionary

  1. twigginess
  2. twigging
  3. Twiggs
  4. Twiggs County
  5. twiggy
  6. twight
  7. twigil
  8. twigils
  9. twigless
  10. twiglet
  11. twiglets

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