twig
noun
a slender shoot of a tree or other plant.
twigging
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present participleof twig.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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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 Gerald Breckenridge
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 Eleanor Mercein Kelly
You couldn't talk friendly to him without twigging that.
From Mrs. Thompson A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell
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 Eleanor Mercein Kelly
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 Eleanor Mercein Kelly
