twig

Definition

  • noun: a small branch of a tree or bush
  • noun: a small shoot or branch usually without its leaves
  • verb: to understand (something) suddenly
  • verb: to understand the meaning of
  • synonyms: notice, comprehend, twitch

Examples

  • He seemed confused until he 'twigged' that something was going on.

  • I had to explain it to him three times but he finally 'twigged'.

  • We should gather up small 'twigs' for the campfire.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) (SLURPING) BELLE: "The air is blue and keen and cold... "and in a frozen sheath, enrolled. "Each branch, each twig... "each blade of grass seems clad miraculously with... "glass." (BIRDS CHIRPING IN DISTANCE) I feel as if I'm (..)
    2017 Beauty and the Beast