twitching
/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
twitching is spelled T-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, twitching means “The motion of something that twitches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of twitching is twitchings.
How many letters and syllables are in twitching?
| Letters | 9: T-W-I-T-C-H-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is twitching?
Twitching appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce twitching?
- /ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/
Twitching has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of twitching
- twitchings plural
- more twitching comparative
- most twitching superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twitching mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The motion of something that twitches.
- 2
Birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species or add a new species to a personal list.
- 3
Using a horse team to pull logs.
adjective
- 1
That twitches.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of twitch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Twitching in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that twitches:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | crispante |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.