TWEAKING

Verb

tweaking

present participle of tweak

Noun

tweaking (plural tweakings)

A tweak; a minor modification.

Anagrams

• take wing

Source: Wiktionary


TWEAK

Tweak, v. t. Etym: [OE. twikken, originally the same word as twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See Twitch.]

Definition: To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose. Shak.

Tweak, n.

1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose. Swift.

2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]

3. A prostitute. [Obs.] Brathwait.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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