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Twitching vs Jerking - What's the difference?

twitching | jerking |

As nouns the difference between twitching and jerking

is that twitching is the motion of something that twitches while jerking is a motion that jerks; a jerk.

As verbs the difference between twitching and jerking

is that twitching is present participle of lang=en while jerking is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective twitching

is that twitches.

twitching

English

Noun

  • The motion of something that twitches.
  • * 1843 , The Knickerbocker (volumes 21-22, page 73)
    • Your twitchings and jouncings disturb me excessively.
  • compulsive birdwatching by people (twitchers) who travel long distances to see rare species

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That twitches.

    • Derived terms

    * twitchingly

    jerking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A motion that jerks; a jerk.
  • * Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
    • The 'movement' was simultaneously emotional and motoric, and essentially autonomous (thus distinguishing it from passive jerkings and other pathology).