Twig - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|twɪɡ|
Brit.
|twɪɡ|
noun
- a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year (syn: sprig)
verb
- branch out in a twiglike manner
The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
- understand, usually after some initial difficulty (syn: catch on, cotton on, tumble)Extra examples
He seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on.
I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged.
It took ages before he twigged.
The lightning bolt twigged in several directions
He bent the twig into an arc.
She snapped the twig in two.
A twig snapped under my foot.
A twig snapped under my feet.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: twig
he/she/it: twigs
present participle: twigging
past tense: twigged
past participle: twigged
I/you/we/they: twig
he/she/it: twigs
present participle: twigging
past tense: twigged
past participle: twigged
noun
singular: twig
plural: twigs
singular: twig
plural: twigs
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