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Twitching vs Wriggling - What's the difference?

twitching | wriggling |

As nouns the difference between twitching and wriggling

is that twitching is the motion of something that twitches while wriggling is the act of one who wriggles.

As verbs the difference between twitching and wriggling

is that twitching is while wriggling is .

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

    wriggling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who wriggles.
    • The child's constant wrigglings made her difficult to hold.