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 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
“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 John Ashton
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 Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 7, 1841 by Various
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
Big Bob was no less inquisitive than the others, despite his twigging of Frank for his curiosity.
From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Gerald Breckenridge
