tweeze

American  

[tweez] / twiz /

verb (used with object)

tweezed, tweezing

1. to pluck, as with tweezers.

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tweeze British  

/ twiːz /

verb

1. to take hold of or pluck (hair, small objects, etc) with or as if with tweezers

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Etymology

Origin of tweeze

First recorded in 1940–45; back formation from tweezers

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Example Sentences

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I now handle a razor with assurance, but blood still drops whenever I tweeze, pluck or wax.

From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2022

You’re likely to have a few follicles still producing hair after the full course of treatments, which you’ll probably want to shave or tweeze for aesthetics’ sake.

From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2021

And if you’re down for some virtual advice, for $100, you can upload some photos of your brows to Streicher’s website and receive detailed personal instructions from her on how to properly tweeze and trim.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2019

It’s like that old board game Operation, where you have to meticulously tweeze bits ‘n’ pieces out of your unwitting patient.

From The Verge ● Mar. 23, 2018

“Arrange flowers in a vase, talk to boys, tweeze your eyebrows, shave your legs, apply lipstick ...” “What about vomit in a sink? They teach a charming way to do that?” she asked.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Back in the sampling tent, the scientists tweezed clumps of the manakin's breast feathers to be sent for analysis, before the bird is returned unharmed to the wild.

From Reuters ● Aug. 5, 2023

“She put herself out there; she tweezed those eyebrows up to 2007!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2019

But the larvae and pupae, carefully tweezed out of disinterred nests, are eaten immediately, gently simmered with ginger so they stay creamy, or fried to a crisp.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018

Across the stage, a ballerina in pink tights tweezed blisters on her feet.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 13, 2017

She tweezed out two freshly surfaced hairs in her mole.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

"John had this wonderful story of a lady he would see tweezing her eyebrows in front of the window and makeup mirror for what seemed to be hours. So we featured tweezing lady," said Bolan.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2021

So, if I started tweezing my eyebrows, no one really noticed.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 24, 2019

“On the other hand, if you spend all your time beginning at the end, grooming your social network, tweezing your Insta posts, hyping your tweets – nothing much is going to happen.”

From The Guardian ● Nov. 25, 2018

Ms. Browne added: “There’s more tweezing, but the older you get the more fun it gets to be a woman.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2017

He spoke with his mouth full, licking his greasy fingers when he was done and then tweezing a handkerchief out of his back pocket to wipe himself.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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