twitching
twitching · twitchings
The motion of something that twitchesThe motion of something that twitches.
/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The motion of something that twitches.
(countable, uncountable)Birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species or add a new species to a personal list.
(countable, uncountable)Using a horse team to pull logs.
More definitions
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Forms
plural: twitchings| Singular | twitching |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition:twitchvellication
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedtwitch
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.