twit vs chaff

twit and chaff both are nouns.

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

As verbs, chaff is a hyponym of twit; that is, chaff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than twit:

Other hyponyms of twit include barrack, flout, gibe, jeer, scoff, banter, jolly, josh, kid.

twit (noun)	chaff (noun)
aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing	foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure
someone who is regarded as contemptible	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

twit (verb)	chaff (verb)
harass with persistent criticism or carping	be silly or tease one another