What is "twitching" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does twitching mean in English? Meaning of twitching definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "twitching" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "twitching": a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Noun

  • Meaning: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
  • Synonyms: twitch twitching vellication
  • Hyponyms: blepharism fasciculation fibrillation tic
  • Hypernyms: cramp muscle spasm spasm
  • Adjective: The motion of something that twitches. 1843, The Knickerbocker (volumes 21-22, page 73) Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively.1843, The Knickerbocker (volumes 21-22, page 73) Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively.compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species
  • Synonyms:

    jerk, jiggle, blink, shudder, tremble, flutter, jump, squirm, lurch, shiver, lug, snap, kick, tic, grip, pain, beat, twinge, pluck, snatch, nip, clasp, tug, pull, palpitate, seize, clutch, grasp, grab, yank, vellicate,

    Antonyms:

    retreat, liberate, release, aid, assist, steady, fix, free, loose, let go, repel, help, give, push,

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    twitching in English: twitching
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