"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 Translations (that twitches): tikadanta (Esperanto)
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-adj-X5qyk75V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 8 42 8 7

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
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-noun-r2GF5095 Categories (other): Birdwatching, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Birdwatching Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 6 44 5 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 13 36 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 8 42 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 6 47 5 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 22 10 49 10 9 Disambiguation of Birdwatching: 2 3 75 3 17 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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