adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The motion of something that twitches. countable, uncountable

   "Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively."

2. 2
   a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition wordnet
3. 3
   Compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   Using a horse team to pull logs. countable, uncountable

   "A great deal of horse-work was therefore required, and in twitching the logs[..]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of twitch form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That twitches.

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstractionabuliaagitationalienationanxietyanxiety equivalent

Example

More examples

"Tom's left eye started twitching."

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.