twitchy

adjective

ˈtwi-chē

twitchier; twitchiest

Synonyms of twitchy next

: marked by twitches or jerking movements : tending to twitch

Oliver did not think he would be able to sleep, but he did sleep—a restless, twitchy sleep filled with hideous dreams.—

Eva Ibbotson

Round-shouldered yet angular, he walked in a twitchy manner that recalled a spider, his oily hair swinging about his face.—

J. K. Rowling

: nervously on edge or fretful

This revelation was an incredible relief to those of us who get a little twitchy at the thought of making pasta …—

Jane Daniels Lear

There was action every minute, and so much momentum carrying the story forward that until I finished it, I was in a sort of twitchy agony if I got stuck doing anything else.—

Eric Konigsberg

Examples of twitchy in a Sentence

examining the twitchy little poodle was a challenge for the vet

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Bucks that seem alert and nervous — look for twitchy ears and a constantly bobbing head — are more likely to detect you movement and are also more likely to duck arrows. —

Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 Hoult does a good job of giving you a sweaty, twitchy everyguy torn between wanting to protect himself and his family, and feeling compelled to not simply convict someone out of a sense of self-preservation. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 Our feline hero, a skinny grey cat with wide saucer eyes and a twitchy suspicion of any and all other species, barely manages to escape a pack of hungry dogs before being caught up in a cataclysmic flood. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2024 After all, facial swelling isn’t as common as, say, a twitchy eyelid. —

Katie Camero, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for twitchy