tweak
verb (used with object)
to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist.
was tweaking
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past progressiveof tweak.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Separately, the White House said it was tweaking the terms of its tariffs on steel, aluminium and copper tariffs.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
It was at MoMA PS1 where I first encountered Taylor’s work, which included an assemblage of broom handles and painted jugs that felt like it was tweaking early Modernism’s obsessions with African statuary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
“He was tweaking them the way I tweak the media,” said radio host Rush Limbaugh in the immediate aftermath.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 30, 2016
Google released a statement accepting fault and announcing that it was tweaking its software to avoid this type of collision in the future.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2016
With her other hand she was tweaking his ears rather painfully.
From The Thunder Bird by B. M. Bower
