tweak
verb (used with object)
to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist.
tweaked
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past participleof tweak.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tweak.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tweakverb (used with object)to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist.
Example Sentences
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Retailers have also tweaked their shopping assistants in an effort to iron out service issues.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cardoso said he obsessively tweaked dishes daily, aiming to find finishing touches that could separate Skywalker Grill as a museum restaurant and allow it to stand as a destination of its own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
As Chancellor, Rachel Reeves tweaked her so-called fiscal rules on debt and borrowing but Nowak said he believes the scope this provided for extra investment hasn't been maximised.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The company builds some Volkswagen-branded vehicles at a small factory in Tennessee, but has been criticized for selling tweaked versions of European products designed in Germany—seemingly never with enough cupholders for American families.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
By the end of the night, a slightly tweaked formula had worked for two more K's: IX and XIV.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
