jeer vs twit

jeer and twit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jeer	Yes	No	Yes	No
twit	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, twit is a hypernym of jeer; that is, twit is a word with a broader meaning than jeer:

Other hypernyms of jeer include bait, cod, rag, rally, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease.

jeer (noun)	twit (noun)
showing your contempt by derision	aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing
	someone who is regarded as contemptible

jeer (verb)	twit (verb)
laugh at with contempt and derision	harass with persistent criticism or carping