Twitching
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Twitching is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of twitch.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of twitch.
More Meanings
- The motion of something that twitches.
- (birdwatching) Birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species or add a new species to a personal list.
- (lumbering) Using a horse team to pull logs.
- That twitches.
Example Sentences
Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively.
A great deal of horse-work was therefore required, and in twitching the logs[..]
Between the scientific austerities of the Rarities Committee and the worst excesses of those suffering from the twitching syndrome (vide the man whose wife managed to deflect him via the telephone and the AA at Newmarket from a Bluethroat in Norfolk to a Wall-creeper in Dorset) lies a considerable body of bird people who are deeply interested in the migration patterns of Ross’s Gull and its appearance at Teesmouth[.]
Word Forms
- twitchings
Synonyms for twitching
Depending on context, synonyms include twitch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stirring, tic, twerk, shake, wiggling, jiggling.
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