Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for twitchy

twitchy

[ twich-ee ]

adjective

, twitch·i·er, twitch·i·est.
  1. twitching or tending to twitch.
  2. nervous; jumpy:

    All that pressure at the office has made him twitchy.



twitchy

/ ˈtwɪtʃɪ /

adjective

  1. nervous, worried, and ill-at-ease

    he was twitchy with anticipation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other Words From

  • twitchi·ness noun
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of twitchy1

First recorded in 1740–50; twitch + -y 1
Discover More

Example Sentences

But it was Sherman who gave a twitchy, hilarious performance as the widow of late internet celebrity P’Nut the Squirrel.

I’m a poll worker in metro Atlanta, and I’m already twitchy about the election.

From Salon

His power is in his voice — a twitchy, erratic, untethered yelp — that reveals him not as a victim, but as a vessel of chronic pain.

“I'm getting a little bit irked and twitchy about people just focusing on what happened in 2022 and thinking that the same will happen.”

From BBC

Eight years since its last proper album, it reasserted that its suave, hooky funk — upended by twitchy samples and grinding distortion — retained all its potency.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


twitching trailtwite