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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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
Oracle lived up to high expectations on Thursday as the cloud and software giant tweaked its forecasts higher and sent an upbeat signal about future business.
From MarketWatch ● 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
When working on music, do you ever hear a song the first time through and go, “This needs to be tweaked a little bit. It’s not NCT 127 enough?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He could have tweaked his nanites to eliminate at least some of his girth, but clearly he had chosen not to.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
