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What you will be looking for is a day that closes above the prior day's high and most likely 'breaks' out to the upside to close above a trading range. This is the twitching worm that causes the public to leap before they look.
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Meaning of "twitching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWITCHING

twitching  [ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWITCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Twitching is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TWITCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of twitching in the English dictionary

The definition of twitching in the dictionary is moving in a quickly jerking way. Other definition of twitching is moving in a sudden muscular spasm, esp one caused by a nervous condition.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TWITCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
bewitching
bɪˈwɪtʃɪŋ
bitching
ˈbɪtʃɪŋ
breeching
ˈbrɪtʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
enriching
ɪnˈrɪtʃɪŋ
itching
ˈɪtʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
witching
ˈwɪtʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWITCHING

twisting
twisty
twit
twitch
twitch grass
twitcher
twitchily
twitchy
twite
twitted
twitten
twitter
Twitterati
Twitterer
twitteringly
Twittersphere
Twitterverse
twittery
twitting
twittingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWITCHING

aching
anything
birdwatching
branching
couching
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etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
hatching
Kuching
penny-pinching
quenching
ranching
retching
scorching
screeching
soul-searching
squelching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of twitching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TWITCHING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «twitching» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of twitching
blink · flutter · jerk · jump · spasm · squirm · tic · tremor · twinge

Translation of «twitching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWITCHING

Find out the translation of twitching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of twitching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twitching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抽搐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crispar
570 millions of speakers

English

twitching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हिल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوخز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подергивание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espasmos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

twitching
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contractions
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkeringat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zucken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単収縮
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꿈틀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

co giật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழுப்புகளால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनोद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seğirmesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spasmi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

drganie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сіпання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spasme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συσπάσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ryckningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rykninger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of twitching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWITCHING»

The term «twitching» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWITCHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about twitching

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5 QUOTES WITH «TWITCHING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word twitching.
1
Gary Krist
Lionel Essrog, the twitching, barking, gabbling narrator of Jonathan Lethem's new novel, 'Motherless Brooklyn,' is no movie-of-the-week novelty grafted onto a noir mystery. Maybe his Tourette's is a gimmick, but it's a gimmick with depth, with soul.
2
Ian Rankin
At all times, think like a writer, and keep those antennae twitching - that way, you pick up new ideas.
3
Donna Tartt
I love the tradition of Dickens, where even the most minor walk-on characters are twitching and particular and alive.
4
Harland Williams
I don't laugh so much at jokes and premises as I do at a guy who goes onstage and starts twitching and acting funny.
5
Larry Williams
What you will be looking for is a day that closes above the prior day's high and most likely 'breaks' out to the upside to close above a trading range. This is the twitching worm that causes the public to leap before they look.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWITCHING»

Discover the use of twitching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twitching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Itching and Twitching: A Nigerian Folktale
Monkey, who scratches when he itches, and Rabbit, who twitches when he feels like it, try to accept each other and themselves.
‎2003
2
Pseudomonas: Volume 6: Molecular Microbiology, Infection and ...
P. aeruginosa with a mutation in the fimX gene shows reduced twitching motility although this defect is not as strong as mutation in the pilA gene, encoding the major subunit of the pilus organelle. Among the environmental conditions that ...
Juan-Luis Ramos, Alain Filloux, 2010
3
Sports and Exercise Injuries: Conventional, Homeopathic and ...
and neither headache nor twitching has returned over a period of ten months. There are several homeopathic remedies that may work for leg twitching and restless legs. Take in a potency of 6 or 12 once a day until twitching stops: Nat Mur if ...
Steven I. Subotnick, 1991
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New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Twitching, Jerking OF THE LID8. 1. Twitching of the lids, Anac, Crot., GraU, Kreas ., Merc, Nux v., 01. an., Petrol, Plat., Puis., Plumb, ac, Rkus v., Seneg., Sep. 2. Twitching of the eyelids in cold air, Dulc. 3. Violent jerking and twitching above and ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
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Selling Anxiety: How the News Media Scare Women
1 Working women in the news media come in two basic styles: Superwomen and Twitching Wrecks. The former are often profiled in business pages, lifestyle pages, and TV features. They are accomplished, incredibly organized, and never  ...
Caryl Rivers, 2008
6
Kiss Or Kill: Confessions of a Serial Climber
I needed a cathartic experience to break myself free, so I decided to write " Twitching with Twight" in the voice Dr. Doom would use if everything readers — who knew only what I had sold them — believed were true. Seeing it in print allowed me ...
Mark Twight, 2002
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Myoclonic Epilepsies
The first seizure type consisted of symmetrical momentary jerking or twitching of the proximal muscles and eyelids, associated with generalized 3.0-3.5 Hz spike- orpolyspike- waves (typical myoclonic seizures according to ILAE classification) ...
Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta, 2005
8
Dystonia: Etiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment
Droopiness of the mouth's angle occurs when these muscles are injected with BTX: most patients tolerate twitching better than droopiness. Therefore, these muscles are less frequently treated. • The frontalis muscle raises the eyebrow.
Mitchell F. Brin, Cynthia Comella, Joseph Jankovic, 2004
9
Secrets Of Occult Science
What sun sign we are born under and how it affects our personality and life; the use of lucky charms and Tantric articles to mitigate evil influences and attain good health, wealth and happiness; modern yantras like Crystal Ball Gazing and ...
L. R. Chawdhri, 2008
10
Identification of Factors that Modulate Pseudomonas ...
Role of twitching motility on bacterial exit Twitching motility was found to contribute to exit from cells they have invaded and to translocate across epithelial cells. Twitching has previously been found to cause apoptosis (Jendrossek et al., 2003).
Irania Alarcon, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWITCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twitching is used in the context of the following news items.
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PULSATING beef found in China after it was taken home from butchers
A 20-second clip shows the entire slab of beef appears to twitch as it sits on the work surface. ... However when I cut it open I didn't find any worms, just twitching. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
2
Slab Of Beef Found With Throbbing 'Hearbeat': Woman Discovers …
The Daily Mail reports that a woman in China discovered the meat twitching and pulsating as soon as she put it on the cutting board. Needless to say, she ... «The Inquisitr, Jun 15»
3
Cracking feet, persistent cough, twitching eye, ringing ears - are …
Twitching eyelids. Usually due to fatigue, dry eye or stress, twitches are extremely common and usually not worth worrying about. But to stop the twitching ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
4
The Week in Hardcore: TIHC Fest, Refused, Twitching Tongues and …
Twitching Tongues has signed a worldwide recording deal with Metal Blade Records. Formed in 2009, the Los Angeles act has released two full-length albums ... «fuse.tv, Apr 15»
5
Extreme birdwatching: Twitching in war zones
Paul Rendell didn't hink he was in trouble. High up in the mountains, in a remote, lushly-forested corner of the Philippines, the pensioner from Dorset had ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Live shrimp covered in ants, anyone? Noma's Japanese restaurant …
Noma has used ants in its dishes before, and Japanese diners are no strangers to eating still-twitching seafood: live octopus and whitebait are also considered ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
7
Twitching in your sleep is more about mapping the brain than …
Twitching – the thousands of jerky movements that baby mammals, including humans, dogs, cats, and rats, make each day – is one such behaviour. Twitching ... «The Conversation UK, Oct 14»
8
Forced Order Lets Members of Twitching Tongues and Soul Search …
Featuring members of SoCal bands like Twitching Tongues and Soul Search, Revelation is proud to announce the signing of Forced Order to the label. «Noisey, Jul 14»
9
Code Orange and Twitching Tongues Join Forces for "Kings of War …
Throughout the trip, Code Orange and Twitching Tongues will be joined by openers like War Hungry, Blistered, Axis and more. A trio of dates in Texas, however, ... «Exclaim!, Jul 14»
10
Why Is Your Eye Twitching?
A twitching eye is often annoying. But is it a reason to worry that your nerves may have gone haywire? One expert, Neil Miller, professor of neuro-ophthalmology ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»

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