1
: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
2
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
Examples of twig in a Sentence
Verb
He seemed confused until he twigged that something was going on.
I had to explain it to him three times but he finally twigged.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The first sign in April is long strands of yellowish-green catkins dangling from every twig — thousands of them.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Which twigged Kotb to the fact that there’s most likely a secret date already on the books.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2024
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Noun
The pack includes 10 30-gallon bags made from two-ply, wet-strength paper that are strong and durable enough to hold grass clippings, twigs and branches, leaves, dirt, and much more.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
The first sign in April is long strands of yellowish-green catkins dangling from every twig — thousands of them.
—Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Verb
Scale invariance occurs in trees because trunks, limbs and twigs all branch in similar ways and for similar reasons.
—Mitchell Newberry, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2025
Which twigged Kotb to the fact that there’s most likely a secret date already on the books.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 July 2024
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“Twig.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twig. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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twig
noun
: a minute branch of a nerve or artery
twigs of sensory nerves in the skin—Lynda Charters
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