twitching

Plural: twitchings

Noun

• a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
• The motion of something that twitches.
• Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
• Using a horse team to pull logs.

Verb

• make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
  • "his face is twitching"
• move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
• toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
• squeeze tightly between the fingers
• move or pull with a sudden motion
• present participle and gerund of twitch

Adj

• That twitches.

Synonyms

flip, jerk, nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch, vellication

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