Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having twigs or small shoots.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
twig .
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Examples
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The thinking being that SEO experts have to an extent manipulated results and 'twigged' google algorithm to such an extant that google are now playing a more actuve role, actively intervening and effectively giving a 'yay' or
Poynter Online 2009
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When I saw it, around age 13ish, it wasn't long after I'd finally twigged that my parents had raised me as a boy for no reason other than their own misogyny.
"I pledge to you all that you wish, the moon and the stars." greygirlbeast 2010
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Conservative Kento was a late bloomer in terms of sexual orientation, not even considering the possibility that he was gay until he met cynical, campy Akira, who probably twigged to his gayness in the womb.
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Conservative Kento was a late bloomer in terms of sexual orientation, not even considering the possibility that he was gay until he met cynical, campy Akira, who probably twigged to his gayness in the womb.
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The Closer was okay last night, though I twigged to Tom Skerritt pretty much from the beginning.
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Who most smartly twigged the resonance of the party invitation was probably the square-shouldered flat‑nosed puncher Quarry, a competent but inconsistent operator, and one who could usually be relied upon to succumb when it mattered most.
The night Muhammad Ali's legend was reborn – and the party that followed Frank Keating 2010
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It's not just Damon Albarn who has twigged this, although one of the records I'm most looking forward to next year is the debut offering from his new band Rocket Juice and the Moon, which will feature Fatoumata Diawara from Mali.
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When I saw it, around age 13ish, it wasn't long after I'd finally twigged that my parents had raised me as a boy for no reason other than their own misogyny.
"I pledge to you all that you wish, the moon and the stars." greygirlbeast 2010
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In all probability, you'll have twigged the answer even faster than you could say "don't insult my intelligence": 35% isn't "most people" so it's a lie.
George Osborne's talk of percentages and billions will wash over most of us Aditya Chakrabortty 2010
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Your icon has finally twigged with me about the Humperdinck.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THIS...but... rabid1st 2009
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