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Webster 1828 Edition


Twitching

TWITCH'ING

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ppr.
Pulling with a jerk; suffering short spasmodic contractions.

Definition 2024


twitching

twitching

English

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. compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species

Verb

twitching

  1. present participle of twitch

Adjective

twitching (comparative more twitching, superlative most twitching)

  1. That twitches.

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