"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: 3 1 45 1 50 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 Categories (topical): Birdwatching
    Sense id: en-twitching-en-verb-kzzGozEx Disambiguation of Birdwatching: 3 1 45 1 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 2 20 2 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 2 26 11 52

Inflected forms

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