twitchily
- adverb
- /ˈtwɪtʃɪli/
:
nerviosamente
- The dog waited twitchily by the door, eager for its owner to return.
Examples
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During the meeting, she tapped her foot twitchily as she listened.
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He glanced around the room twitchily, unsure of how to respond.
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He danced twitchily.
Fiction book (2001) -
Kevin/Jean-Paul was tall, pallid, big-nosed, dark-eyed, and twitchily somber: a teasing deadpan, like Belmondo.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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3.7
In a way that shows you cannot relax or stay still
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5.2
With sudden, uneven movements that are not smooth
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5.8
In a way that shows shaking from fear, cold, or weakness
In a nervous, easily startled way with sudden jerks
In sudden, quick movements that make things start and stop
In a way that shows discomfort or nervousness by moving restlessly
To make small nervous movements because you feel impatient and uneasy
To shake slightly because of fear, cold, or strong feeling
In a trembling voice because of fear or strong feeling
Your hands or body move because you feel afraid
With light quick shaking movements like a small bird flapping its wings
How Nervous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Twitchily comes from the verb twitch, which means a quick, small pull or jerk, plus the adverb ending -ly. Think of a muscle or a nervous hand that gives a quick little pull; that's why twitchily means 'in a nervous or restless way, with small, sudden movements'.