twitching

Etymology

verb

1. present participle and gerund of twitch

noun

1. The motion of something that twitches.
   Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively. 1843, The Knickerbocker, volumes 21-22, page 73
2. (birdwatching">birdwatching) Compulsive birdwatching">birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species.
3. (lumbering) Using a horse team to pull logs.
   A great deal of horse-work was therefore required, and in twitching the logs[..] 1861, Journal of the Legislative Council of the Province of New Brunswick, page 68

adj

1. That twitches.