What does twitching mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. twitch, twitching, vellicationnoun

    a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Wiktionary

  1. twitchingnoun

    compulsive bird watching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species

  2. twitchingadjective

    That twitches.

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  1. twitching

    Twitching refers to the sudden, involuntary and repetitive spasmodic contraction and relaxation of a muscle or group of muscles that is usually associated with muscle fatigue, stress, chemical imbalances in the body, or certain neurological disorders. It can occur anywhere in the body but is commonly found in eyelids, arms, legs, and fingers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Twitching

    of Twitch

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of twitching in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of twitching in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of twitching in a Sentence

  1. Scott C. Holstad:

    i am nothing but bits of paper, grains of sand pressed hot against hard flesh, campfires burning bright against the still night. i am man‑flesh human life walking ~ dreaming, twitching under the noonday sun.

  2. Karen Gibson:

    Normally with that kind of message, we would be joining in (with the sermon). As black, Pentecostal folk there will be the amens and hallelujahs. I could see them twitching, they were wanting to move and we couldn't. We just had to hold it all down.

  3. Jodie Thomas:

    I drove her straight to the hospital, she was shaking and twitching – it was horrible to see my little girl like that, they said it was sepsis and thought they would have to operate.

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