- the act of pinching and pulling something with a jerk and twist: A slight tweaking of his lips and a furrowing of his brow expressed his disapproval.
- the act of making minor adjustments to something: A mere tweaking of some bit of technology is not going to fix this massive problem.
- the act of annoying, teasing, or making fun of someone: The movie seems like it might be an affectionate tweaking of the nerd generation.
- the act of using methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs, or of behaving wildly or erratically under their influence (usually followed by out): Why do people take stuff they’re "not sure of" and then complain about tweaking out—or worse, ending up in the hospital?
- the act of behaving or causing someone to behave in a wildly excited or agitated manner (usually followed by out); freaking out: What with his tweaking out over every little mistake, the boss hasn’t been anyone's hero of late.
- making minor adjustments to something: I’m so happy with the sound—a huge antidote for me coming from the ever tweaking, never satisfied audiophile world.
- behaving in a wildly excited or agitated manner, especially as an effect of using methamphetamine, cocaine, or other stimulant drugs: He was pacing around and bursting in and out of emotional fits like a tweaking junkie.
- (used as an intensifier): What kind of a tweaking idiot would do that?
- (used as an intensifier): These fudge brownies are tweaking amazing.
