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PRONUNCIATION OF TWIGGING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWIGGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Twigging is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb twigging in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO TWIGGING

PRESENT

Present
I twig
you twig
he/she/it twigs
we twig
you twig
they twig
Present continuous
I am twigging
you are twigging
he/she/it is twigging
we are twigging
you are twigging
they are twigging
Present perfect
I have twigged
you have twigged
he/she/it has twigged
we have twigged
you have twigged
they have twigged
Present perfect continuous
I have been twigging
you have been twigging
he/she/it has been twigging
we have been twigging
you have been twigging
they have been twigging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I twigged
you twigged
he/she/it twigged
we twigged
you twigged
they twigged
Past continuous
I was twigging
you were twigging
he/she/it was twigging
we were twigging
you were twigging
they were twigging
Past perfect
I had twigged
you had twigged
he/she/it had twigged
we had twigged
you had twigged
they had twigged
Past perfect continuous
I had been twigging
you had been twigging
he/she/it had been twigging
we had been twigging
you had been twigging
they had been twigging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will twig
you will twig
he/she/it will twig
we will twig
you will twig
they will twig
Future continuous
I will be twigging
you will be twigging
he/she/it will be twigging
we will be twigging
you will be twigging
they will be twigging
Future perfect
I will have twigged
you will have twigged
he/she/it will have twigged
we will have twigged
you will have twigged
they will have twigged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been twigging
you will have been twigging
he/she/it will have been twigging
we will have been twigging
you will have been twigging
they will have been twigging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would twigging
you would twigging
he/she/it would twigging
we would twigging
you would twigging
they would twigging
Conditional continuous
I would be twigging
you would be twigging
he/she/it would be twigging
we would be twigging
you would be twigging
they would be twigging
Conditional perfect
I would have twigging
you would have twigging
he/she/it would have twigging
we would have twigging
you would have twigging
they would have twigging
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been twigging
you would have been twigging
he/she/it would have been twigging
we would have been twigging
you would have been twigging
they would have been twigging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you twig
we let´s twig
you twig
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to twig
Past participle
twigged
Present Participle
twigging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWIGGING

twiddler
twiddly
twiforked
twiformed
twig
twigged
twiggen
twigger
twiggier
twiggiest
twiggy
twigless
twiglike
twigloo
twigsome
twilight
twilight hours
Twilight of the Gods
twilight sleep
twilight world

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWIGGING

bagging
begging
blogging
bragging
changing
debugging
dogging
dragging
flagging
gagging
hogging
hugging
jogging
lagging
legging
ligging
logging
plugging
rigging
tagging
tugging

Synonyms and antonyms of twigging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TWIGGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «twigging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of twigging

Translation of «twigging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWIGGING

Find out the translation of twigging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of twigging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twigging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

twigging
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

twigging
570 millions of speakers

English

twigging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

twigging
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

twigging
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

twigging
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

twigging
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

twigging
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

twigging
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Twigging
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

twigging
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

twigging
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

twigging
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Twigging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

twigging
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

twigging
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झपाटणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

twigging
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

twigging
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

twigging
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

twigging
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

twigging
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

twigging
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twigging
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

twigging
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

twigging
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of twigging

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWIGGING»

The term «twigging» is used very little and occupies the 180.613 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWIGGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «twigging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «twigging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about twigging

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWIGGING»

Discover the use of twigging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twigging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taking the Bastile; or, Six years later
By lime-twigging them." " Lime-twigging — what do you mean by that ? " Pitou looked at his aunt with an air of astonishment; he could not comprehend that the education of any person in existence could have been so neglected as not to know ...
Alexandre Dumas, 1859
2
Testimony of the Righteous
The pear continues twigging each page and still not aware of its origin or its author who is creating a fruit with expressed movements. This fruit has character with unbelievable purpose. It is discovering recipes' made from its fruit; beverages, ...
Anita L. Franco, 2010
3
Porcupines: The Animal Answer Guide
Tree species commonly used by porcupines in the eastern United States include aspens and linden in the summer, and ash and beech in the spring. In early spring, before leaves have budded out, porcupines use the nip—twigging technique ...
Uldis Roze, 2012
4
Dutch Messengers: A History of Science Publishing, 1930-1980
We called it 'twigging'. You had to know just when to do it. Not too soon, because then you had too few subscriptions, and lost money. But not too late, either, because then other publishers had already captured the market. It was a real art. 147 ...
Cornelis Dirk Andriesse, 2008
5
Science and Technology Resources: A Guide for Information ...
Credit for coining the term „twigging‰ is usually given to Curtis Benjamin, president of McGraw-Hill Publishing, who more than 35 years ago remarked that, as science grows, its tree of knowledge sprouts more and more twigs, but the size of ...
James E. Bobick, G. Lynn Berard, 2011
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People and information
Since twigging consists of direct modification of desires, and indirect modification of the environment and of the quantity of items, it ought to be a frequent response among those doing science when they feel themselves overloaded. This is so ...
Harold B. Pepinsky, 1970
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The English dialect dictionary
To pull with a jerk; esp. to pull the hair; totwitch, tug; to lay hold of. Sh.l. The bladder danced along without much twigging from the line, Bunoess Shir/us (and cd.) 60. n.Se. (jun), Cai.l Frf. Let rantin billys twig the string, illORlSON Farms ( 1190) ...
Joseph Wright
8
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club: Containing a ...
Twigging me, Sam! " replied Mr. Pickwick; “what do you mean by twigging me?” Mr. Weller replied by pointing with his thumb over his shoulder, and Mr. Pickwick , on looking up, became sensible of the pleasing fact, that all the four clerks, with ...
Charles Dickens, 1842
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The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club: Containing a ...
... “it's the defendant in Bardell and Pickwick.” A sudden scraping of feet, mingled with the sound of suppressed laughter, was heard from behind the partition. “ They're a twiggin' you, Sir,” whispered Mr. Weller. “Twigging me, Sam ! ” replied Mr.
Charles John Huffam Dickens, 1842
10
The Pickwick Papers: Easyread Comfort Edition
'Twigging of me, Sam!' replied Mr. Pickwick; 'what do you mean by twigging me?' Mr. Weller replied by pointing with his thumb over his shoulder, and Mr. Pickwick, on looking up, became sensible of the pleasing fact, that all the four clerks, with ...
Charles Dickens, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWIGGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twigging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flag debate is 'an opportunity for New Zealand'
But fortunately, more and more New Zealand organisations are twigging to the need for consistency. Government departments have already adopted the silver ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Creating basketball buzz should be slam dunk
As thrilling as that experience was for the players and Canadian fans just now twigging to the possibilities of the national women's team, the FIBA Americas ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
3
MacKinnon: Creating buzz for FIBA Americas Women's Basketball …
As thrilling as that experience was for the players and a Canadian general public just now twigging to the possibilities of the national women's team, here's the ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
4
3 stocks at 52-week lows – can they turn it around?
Commodities are on the way down and it's becoming apparent that investors are twigging to the risks and selling their shareholdings, accelerating the decline. «Motley Fool Australia, Jul 15»
5
Relive the Kill Bill: Massacre At The House of Blue Leaves with Real …
... melee weapon without hitting your cohorts. This is even more difficult when they have no formal training and are twigging out harder than a patron of Studio 54 ... «HitFix, Jul 15»
6
Christian Grey Shows Ana His Hardware In the First Kinky 50 …
Do you want anything else? Come on Ana, you must be twigging on by now? Even my 87-year-old grandmother would probably have some idea. «moviepilot.com, Feb 15»
7
Third time's the charm? Canonical tries Ubuntu for IoT
Oracle, ironically enough, seems to be twigging to this, seen in its latest effort to push a set of Java APIs for IoT networking and protocol creation. RELATED ... «InfoWorld, Jan 15»
8
'Inappropriate touching' on train
these young grey sweatpant wearing nobbers are always twigging themselves in public, you see it everywhere. I think it's how they keep their bags of weed ... «Echo, Jan 15»
9
The Overnighters review: a compelling portrait of the best and worst …
... Jesse Moss's award-winning documentary hits us with the narrative twist of the year: it's a doozy of a plot point, one we kick ourselves for not twigging, one that ... «Irish Times, Oct 14»
10
Hollyoaks: Sienna blames Nico for brain tumor lie, furious Dodger …
After twigging that Sienna was in love with her brother, Nico headed off to tell her uncle the truth. However, Sienna got there first and successfully managed to ... «Metro, Sep 14»

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