"twitching" meaning in English

See twitching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: more twitching [comparative], most twitching [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} twitching (comparative more twitching, superlative most twitching)
  1. That twitches. Derived forms: twitchingly
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-adj-X5qyk75V

Noun

IPA: /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Forms: twitchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} twitching (countable and uncountable, plural twitchings)
  1. The motion of something that twitches. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-noun-VaU98l8u
  2. (birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Birdwatching, Birdwatching
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-noun-r2GF5095 Disambiguation of Birdwatching: 5 1 59 1 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 5 48 4 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 7 44 7 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 6 56 6 5 Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology
  3. (lumbering) Using a horse team to pull logs. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-noun-uUVTR3gq

Verb

IPA: /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪtʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} twitching
  1. present participle and gerund of twitch Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: twitch
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-verb-kzzGozEx

Inflected forms

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