twigging
- present participle of twig.
Example Sentences
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“One night, returnin home to bed, I walk’d through Pim-li-co, And, twigging of the Palass, sed, ‘I’m Jones and In-i-go.’
From Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by Ashton, John
He and Bob knew they would be in for a certain amount of twigging because of their defeat, but he knew how to take it in good part.
From The Radio Boys with the Revenue Guards by Breckenridge, Gerald
She was touched but alarmed, and decided that she would better hasten the wedding if only to put a stop to this indiscriminate twigging.
From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
He began at once, following the example of the birds about him, to prepare for the coming event; "twigging" as Joan called it to herself, amusedly.
From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
The results of Archie's twigging were very apparent; notably the golden-oak rocking-chair, the "chiffoneer" surmounted by the bronze lady with a spear.
From Why Joan? by Kelly, Eleanor Mercein
