twitchingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/

Forms: see twitch v.¹ and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

a. The action or an instance of twitch v.¹ (in various senses); esp. (a) the action or an instance of pulling, snatching, or plucking at something; (b) the action or an instance of making short, sudden, jerking or convulsive movements.In quot. 1478-9 in † twitching rope n. Obsolete a rope used in construction, perhaps to tie together parts of a scaffold, or to haul materials up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > jerking

hitchingc1440

twitching1478

yarking?1561

flirting1593

flouncing1601

jerking1851

pecking1890

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > spasmodic movement or twitching

twitching1478

twitch1575

sprunting1647

orgasm1671

quetching1676

catching1700

snatching1822

quirk1826

the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > a sudden or sharp pull

tita1425

pluck1440

twitching1478

twitch?1523

tuck1648

twang1721

twiga1800

twerk1820

yank1888

1478–9 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 83 Johanni Bold et Thomæ Kylnwyk pro factura..iiij petr. canabi veteris in twichyngropes pro les scaffald.

1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. lxxvj Then he allegeth the woman that was healed, thorow twitchinge of Christes cote, because we shuld worshepe it.

1577 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Pract. Preaching ii. xiii. f. 167^v The preacher feeleth and perceyueth that..by his timely and vntimely entreatings, pursuinges, cryings, twitchinges, instigations, some are brought to amendement of lyfe.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 75 Let them which haue hold vpon the halter, with twitchings & strainings torment him.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §37 Almost all Purgers have a kind of Twitching and vellication besides the griping which commeth of winde.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 288 A man, who should find a troublesome twitching in his muscles would do very wrong to destroy the tone of them.

1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 480 Starting tremors, convulsive twitchings are frequent.

1831 T. Carlyle Let. 4 Sept. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 397 An occasional twitching up of the corners of the upper lip, and point of the nose.

1872 M. Creighton Hist. Ess. (1902) ii. 101 His suffering was known only by..the twitching of his lips.

1881 Trans. Obstetr. Soc. 22 20 The twitching attacks do not recur periodically and their duration is variable.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 4/1 I knew that an agitated quirking and twitching of the ridiculously short tails of these birds was going on.

1913 Rec. Christian Work Jan. 11/2 A reporter speaks of feeling..a twitching at his pocket.

1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xvi. 113 I had seen that stare and twitching frequently enough..to be able to tag it as an indication of the degree of withdrawal sickness.

2004 H. Kunzru Transmission (2005) 22 Sometimes at night his twitching took on a regular myoclonic rhythm, a constant cycle of fall and recovery.

b. colloquial (originally British). The activity or hobby of collecting sightings of rare birds, esp. when practised obsessively, or by travelling great distances. Cf. twitch v.¹ 7, twitcher n. 5.Recorded earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of > something rare

sighting1853

twitching1977

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun]

bird-spotting1926

trainspotting1951

loco-spotting1952

gricing1968

grice1971

twitching1977

1977 New Society 17 Nov. 341/3 Sibe is twitching slang for a Siberian bird.

1980 L. Brown in R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World p. vii Merely ticking a bird off on a list—twitching, as the vulgar parlance has it.

1988 Bird Watching Aug. 28/1 The desire to see a bird new to one's experience is a natural one, but ‘twitching’ seems to have now reached an unprecedented peak.

2018 Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Sat. Review) 19 During a late chapter..things turn from relaxed birding to hardcore twitching.

†2. concrete. A piece cut off from the end of a nail. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > a piece cut off > from a nail

twitching1688

nail-clipping1880

nail-cutting1937

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 300/1 Twitchings, the ends of Nails cut off, as of Horse-shooe Nails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

twitchingn.²

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < twitch v.² + -ing suffix¹.

Agriculture. Now historical.

The action or process of clearing land of twitch or couch grass. Cf. twitch v.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land

ridding1347

grubbingc1440

stubbing1445

stockingc1460

assart1534

clotting1601

extirpation1607

shrubbing1611

moling1617

averruncation1656

twitching1799

underbrushing1838

clearance1851

screefing1919

reslashing1934

underscrubbing1935

swidden1955

1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 398 Women..are employed in..picking up twitch to burn,..for twitching and weeding, they have, upon an average, 9d. per day.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 May 2 They are employed in weeding, twitching, hoeing, and various other kinds of agricultural labour.

1961 Country Life 30 Nov. 1311/2 The work that morning was ‘twitching’—a process that was essential in the Fenlands badly infested with couch grass.

1996 C. Harrod-Eagles Hidden Shore xv. 266 Stone picking and twitching are the most common activities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

twitchingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/

Forms: see twitch v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ing suffix².

That twitches (in various senses of twitch v.¹); characterized by twitching.

ΚΠ

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Bii Lyke as they fele not what a twitching turment it is, to haue a grudged conscience.

1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Dj^v If that thy sydes, or Renes becume With twitchinge stitche attainted.

1619 J. Higgins Falles Vnfortunate Princes 449 So twiching were the pangs that he assaid,..That more and more agrieued with this thought, He stormes out sighes.

1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 66 She gave a clawing scratch to bare breech; As if a louse or twitching flea Did 'bout her nut-brown buttocks play.

1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Theodore & Honoria in Fables 270 She..fear'd, at ev'ry Step, a twitching Spright behind.

1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems I. 200 Thus will no aching joint, no twitching nerve With frequent starts disturb your night's repose.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 5 The spinning-top whirl'd from the twitching string.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 137 The muscle by its contraction effects those twitching movements of which the cat's skin is capable.

1936 G. Sitwell in F. Bamford Dear Miss Heber Introd. p. xiv The droning hum of a million insects and the twitching murmur of dried-up leaves, unstirred by any breath of wind, was the only audible sound.

1998 M. Waites Little Triggers (1999) xi. 90 He..thankfully found a deserted street, with no walkers, cars, or twitching curtains.

2011 Times 16 Mar. 24/1 If the dictator retakes her presently liberated city, there will be plenty of twitching limbs for his delicate counsellor to take hold of.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹1478

n.²1799

adj.1549

单词	twitching
释义	twitchingn.¹ Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/ Forms: see twitch v.¹ and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. a. The action or an instance of twitch v.¹ (in various senses); esp. (a) the action or an instance of pulling, snatching, or plucking at something; (b) the action or an instance of making short, sudden, jerking or convulsive movements.In quot. 1478-9 in † twitching rope n. Obsolete a rope used in construction, perhaps to tie together parts of a scaffold, or to haul materials up. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > jerking hitchingc1440 twitching1478 yarking?1561 flirting1593 flouncing1601 jerking1851 pecking1890 the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > spasmodic movement or twitching twitching1478 twitch1575 sprunting1647 orgasm1671 quetching1676 catching1700 snatching1822 quirk1826 the world > movement > impelling or driving > pushing and pulling > [noun] > pulling > a sudden or sharp pull tita1425 pluck1440 twitching1478 twitch?1523 tuck1648 twang1721 twiga1800 twerk1820 yank1888 1478–9 in J. Raine Fabric Rolls York Minster (1859) 83 Johanni Bold et Thomæ Kylnwyk pro factura..iiij petr. canabi veteris in twichyngropes pro les scaffald. 1531 W. Tyndale Answere Mores Dialoge f. lxxvj Then he allegeth the woman that was healed, thorow twitchinge of Christes cote, because we shuld worshepe it. 1577 J. Ludham tr. A. Hyperius Pract. Preaching ii. xiii. f. 167^v The preacher feeleth and perceyueth that..by his timely and vntimely entreatings, pursuinges, cryings, twitchinges, instigations, some are brought to amendement of lyfe. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 75 Let them which haue hold vpon the halter, with twitchings & strainings torment him. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §37 Almost all Purgers have a kind of Twitching and vellication besides the griping which commeth of winde. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued II. i. 288 A man, who should find a troublesome twitching in his muscles would do very wrong to destroy the tone of them. 1799 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 1 480 Starting tremors, convulsive twitchings are frequent. 1831 T. Carlyle Let. 4 Sept. in Coll. Lett. T. & J. W. Carlyle (1976) V. 397 An occasional twitching up of the corners of the upper lip, and point of the nose. 1872 M. Creighton Hist. Ess. (1902) ii. 101 His suffering was known only by..the twitching of his lips. 1881 Trans. Obstetr. Soc. 22 20 The twitching attacks do not recur periodically and their duration is variable. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 4/1 I knew that an agitated quirking and twitching of the ridiculously short tails of these birds was going on. 1913 Rec. Christian Work Jan. 11/2 A reporter speaks of feeling..a twitching at his pocket. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed xvi. 113 I had seen that stare and twitching frequently enough..to be able to tag it as an indication of the degree of withdrawal sickness. 2004 H. Kunzru Transmission (2005) 22 Sometimes at night his twitching took on a regular myoclonic rhythm, a constant cycle of fall and recovery. b. colloquial (originally British). The activity or hobby of collecting sightings of rare birds, esp. when practised obsessively, or by travelling great distances. Cf. twitch v.¹ 7, twitcher n. 5.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > [noun] > catching sight of > something rare sighting1853 twitching1977 society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > hobby > spotting trains, watching birds, etc. > [noun] bird-spotting1926 trainspotting1951 loco-spotting1952 gricing1968 grice1971 twitching1977 1977 New Society 17 Nov. 341/3 Sibe is twitching slang for a Siberian bird. 1980 L. Brown in R. Howard & A. Moore Compl. Checklist Birds of World p. vii Merely ticking a bird off on a list—twitching, as the vulgar parlance has it. 1988 Bird Watching Aug. 28/1 The desire to see a bird new to one's experience is a natural one, but ‘twitching’ seems to have now reached an unprecedented peak. 2018 Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Sat. Review) 19 During a late chapter..things turn from relaxed birding to hardcore twitching. †2. concrete. A piece cut off from the end of a nail. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > a piece cut off > from a nail twitching1688 nail-clipping1880 nail-cutting1937 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 300/1 Twitchings, the ends of Nails cut off, as of Horse-shooe Nails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). twitchingn.² Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < twitch v.² + -ing suffix¹. Agriculture. Now historical. The action or process of clearing land of twitch or couch grass. Cf. twitch v.² ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land ridding1347 grubbingc1440 stubbing1445 stockingc1460 assart1534 clotting1601 extirpation1607 shrubbing1611 moling1617 averruncation1656 twitching1799 underbrushing1838 clearance1851 screefing1919 reslashing1934 underscrubbing1935 swidden1955 1799 A. Young Gen. View Agric. County Lincoln 398 Women..are employed in..picking up twitch to burn,..for twitching and weeding, they have, upon an average, 9d. per day. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 13 May 2 They are employed in weeding, twitching, hoeing, and various other kinds of agricultural labour. 1961 Country Life 30 Nov. 1311/2 The work that morning was ‘twitching’—a process that was essential in the Fenlands badly infested with couch grass. 1996 C. Harrod-Eagles Hidden Shore xv. 266 Stone picking and twitching are the most common activities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). twitchingadj. Brit. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/ Forms: see twitch v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: twitch v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < twitch v.¹ + -ing suffix². That twitches (in various senses of twitch v.¹); characterized by twitching. ΚΠ 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Bii Lyke as they fele not what a twitching turment it is, to haue a grudged conscience. 1567 T. Drant tr. Horace Pistles in tr. Horace Arte of Poetrie sig. Dj^v If that thy sydes, or Renes becume With twitchinge stitche attainted. 1619 J. Higgins Falles Vnfortunate Princes 449 So twiching were the pangs that he assaid,..That more and more agrieued with this thought, He stormes out sighes. 1672 M. Atkins Cataplus 66 She gave a clawing scratch to bare breech; As if a louse or twitching flea Did 'bout her nut-brown buttocks play. 1700 J. Dryden tr. G. Boccaccio Theodore & Honoria in Fables 270 She..fear'd, at ev'ry Step, a twitching Spright behind. 1765 W. Stevenson Orig. Poems I. 200 Thus will no aching joint, no twitching nerve With frequent starts disturb your night's repose. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel I. 5 The spinning-top whirl'd from the twitching string. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 137 The muscle by its contraction effects those twitching movements of which the cat's skin is capable. 1936 G. Sitwell in F. Bamford Dear Miss Heber Introd. p. xiv The droning hum of a million insects and the twitching murmur of dried-up leaves, unstirred by any breath of wind, was the only audible sound. 1998 M. Waites Little Triggers (1999) xi. 90 He..thankfully found a deserted street, with no walkers, cars, or twitching curtains. 2011 Times 16 Mar. 24/1 If the dictator retakes her presently liberated city, there will be plenty of twitching limbs for his delicate counsellor to take hold of. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1478n.²1799adj.1549
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