twitching
/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ noun C2- The motion of something that twitches.
- Birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species or add a new species to a personal list.
- Using a horse team to pull logs.
Plural twitchings
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He had spoken in jesting vein, but the twitching of his bushy eyebrows bespoke his disappointment and irritation.
He was a thin, gruff, bespectacled man of middle age, his cheeks haggard, and his hands twitching from the nervous strain to which he had been subjected.
Marilla turned quickly away to hide her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement.
“It was your own fault,” said Marilla, twitching down the blind and lighting a lamp.
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