Twirp — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is regarded as contemptible

make a weak, chirping sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/twˈɜːp/

🇬🇧British English

/twˈɜːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/twˈɜːp/

1 syllable Say it as /twˈɜːp/.

Examples

the small bird was tweeting in the tree

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tweet twit twerp

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is regarded as contemptible
verb	make a weak, chirping sound “the small bird was tweeting in the tree”

Word Forms

tweet	noun	a weak chirping sound as of a small bird
tweeter	noun	a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wirbeln

jemand, der als verächtlich gilt

🇫🇷French

virevolter

quelqu'un qui est considéré comme méprisable

🇪🇸Spanish

twip

alguien que es considerado despreciable

🇳🇱Dutch

twirpen

iemand die als verachtelijk wordt beschouwd

🇷🇺Russian

вертеть

тот, кого считают презренным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घुमाना

कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति जिसे तुच्छ समझा जाता हो

🇮🇳Tamil

முறுக்கு

இழிவாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుట

ధిక్కారంగా పరిగణించబడే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

वळणे

कोणीतरी ज्याला तुच्छ मानले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વળાંક

એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને ધિક્કારપાત્ર ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿರುಚು

ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ ಎಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇵🇰Urdu

موڑ

کوئی ایسا شخص جسے حقیر سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

扭曲

被视为可鄙的人

🇯🇵Japanese

くるくる回る

軽蔑されるとみなされる人

🇰🇷Korean

트위스트

경멸받는 사람으로 여겨지는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoay tròn

một người được coi là khinh thường

🇹🇭Thai

บิดตัว

คนที่ถือว่าดูถูกเหยียดหยาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

memutar

seseorang yang dianggap hina

🇵🇭Filipino

umikot

isang taong itinuturing na hinamak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غصين

شخص يعتبر محتقرا

🇮🇷Persian

پیچ و تاب

کسی که حقیر محسوب می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

לסובב

מישהו שנחשב לבזוי

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