twig
noun
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
had twigged
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past perfectof twig.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In those instances I think they had twigged what was coming.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 29, 2018
You see, Bill, I had twigged him in front o’ the ’ouse five minutes before.
From Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
This wanderer from the seas had twigged the brain brass which he had long been passing for gold value.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort
We will say you had done the trick, and that I had twigged you.
From Caught in the Net by Émile Gaboriau
