Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twitching

/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: twitch-ing
IPA: /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of twitch

noun

The motion of something that twitches.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species or add a new species to a personal list.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Using a horse team to pull logs.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Example Sentences

"Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively."
"Between the scientific austerities of the Rarities Committee and the worst excesses of those suffering from the twitching syndrome (vide the man whose wife managed to deflect him via the telephone and the AA at Newmarket from a Bluethroat in Norfolk to a Wall-creeper in Dorset) lies a considerable body of bird people who are deeply interested in the migration patterns of Ross’s Gull and its appearance at Teesmouth[.]"
"A great deal of horse-work was therefore required, and in twitching the logs[..]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

twitchings (plural) more twitching (comparative) most twitching (superlative)

Derived Forms

twitchingly

Synonyms

twitch vellication

Rhymes With

switching pitching itching bitching stitching ditching enriching hitching snitching witching kitching

Questions

How do you pronounce twitching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does twitching mean?: present participle and gerund of twitch

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