Definition of tweaking Tweaking

/twiˈkɪŋ/ - [tweeking] -

We found 5 definitions of tweaking from 2 different sources.

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What does tweaking mean?

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  • tweaking (Noun)
    A tweak; a minor modification.
  • tweaking (Verb)
    Present participle of tweak.

Part of speech

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  • tweaking, verb, gerund of tweak (infinitive).

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

tweaks, tweaking, tweaked  

tweak - pinch or squeeze sharply
  tweet, nip, twinge, pinch, twitch, squeeze make a weak, chirping sound; "the small bird was tweeting in the tree"
tweak - pull or pull out sharply; "pluck the flowers off the bush"
  pluck, pull off, pick off
  force, pull, draw impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
  tweeze pluck with tweezers; "tweeze facial hair"
tweak - adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"
  fine-tune
  tune, tune up adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tweak (v. t.)
    To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch; as, to tweak the nose.
  • tweak (n.)
    A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of the nose.
  • tweak (n.)
    Trouble; distress; tweag.
  • tweak (n.)
    A prostitute.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • tweak
    An addictive psychoactive drug of formula C₁₀H₁₅N.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tweak
    twēk, v.t. to twitch, to pull: to pull with sudden jerks.—n. a sharp pinch or twitch: any perplexity. [A by-form of twitch.]

Part of speech

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  • tweak, verb, present, 1st person singular of tweak (infinitive).
  • tweak, verb (infinitive).
  • tweak, noun, singular of tweaks.

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