tweeze
verb
\ ˈtwēz
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tweezed;
tweezing
Definition of tweeze
: to pluck, remove, or handle with tweezers
Examples of tweeze in a Sentence
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But unlike most of her peers, Streicher never waxed eyebrows — only tweezed. — Los Angeles Times, "Perfect eyebrows: Hollywood’s go-to guru Kristie Streicher offers arch advice," 19 July 2019 The pool is a pressure cooker of social expectations for women: to diet, shop, shave, tweeze, sculpt and tone. — Amanda Hess, New York Times, "Women Crash the Pool Party," 3 July 2019 Riley recommends using the Beauty Edit Mayfair Brow Styler—and then thread or tweeze your brows in a straight line, while following their natural shape. — Glamour, "I Went to Meghan Markle's Favorite Brow Place and Learned So Many Secrets," 10 May 2019 The absolute best way to ensure regular hair growth is to leave your brows alone; tweezing, rubbing, and picking at them only leads to premature hair loss. — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Expert Guide To Growing Your Eyebrows," 17 Dec. 2018 As far as the pain level, sugaring is more like tweezing on the ouch scale—not pain-free but not waddle-to-the-subway painful. — Emily Rekstis, SELF, "I Tried Sugaring and I'll Never Get Waxed Again," 25 July 2018 While some experts emphasize immediate removal over belatedly using the best method, scraping is usually easier than tweezing anyway. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "This Is the Only Thing You Should Do If a Bee Stings You," 6 June 2017 Draw the pencil along the lower edge of your brows, connecting the three lines, and then tweeze only the strays that sprout beyond them. — Kayleigh Donahue, Allure, "Allure's Guide to Hair Removal From Your Brows to Your Bikini Line," 6 June 2018 For example, Kylie Jenner was shamed for having long nails, while Kourtney Kardashian received similar feedback for not tweezing her son's eyebrows. — Emily Wang, Allure, "People Are Mom-Shaming Jessie James Decker for Letting Her Daughter Get a Sun Tan," 2 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tweeze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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