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🧒 A preteen child 🎞️ An in-between frame 🎞️ To make in-betweens
to tween

to tween

1 8.3
To make frames between two key frames so motion looks smooth
  • verb
  • /twiːn/
  • Jargon
translation icon : interpolar

Examples

  • Just 'tween us, what'd you do?

    Forgiven (2011)

  • Now you're supposed to stick it 'tween her garter, Q-tip.

    Pig Hunt (2008)

  • The animator will tween the frames to create fluid movement in the scene.

  • To enhance the animation, the team decided to tween each key frame carefully.

  • As she worked on the project, she realized how important it was to tween the images for a seamless transition.

Surface Forms

tween infinitive
tweened past
tweened past participle
tweening present participle
tweens third person singular

Etymology

Tween as a verb comes from in-between; to 'tween' is to make the frames that go 'between' key frames so the movement looks smooth.