twitching

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English

Pronunciation

Verb

twitching

  1. present participle and gerund of twitch

Noun

twitching (countable and uncountable, plural twitchings)

  1. The motion of something that twitches.
    • 1843, The Knickerbocker, volumes 21-22, page 73:
      Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively.
  2. (birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
  3. (lumbering) Using a horse team to pull logs.
    • 1861, Journal of the Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunswick, page 68:
      A great deal of horse-work was therefore required, and in twitching the logs

Adjective

twitching (comparative more twitching, superlative most twitching)

  1. That twitches.

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