Twitchingly

In a manner characterized by sudden, involuntary, and often repetitive muscle contractions or spasms. It describes an action performed with jerking, quivering, or flickering movements, frequently indicative of nervousness, agitation, excitement, or a medical condition. The adverb emphasizes the quality of the movement, highlighting the involuntary and uncontrolled nature of the twitch. It suggests an instability or restlessness, a lack of smooth or deliberate action, and often implies a subtle but observable physical manifestation of an internal state.

Twitchingly meaning with examples

• The old clock's second hand moved twitchingly across its face, as if fighting the gravity of time. Dust motes danced in the sunlight, catching a glint then disappearing, mirroring her thoughts that flickered twitchingly, evading grasp and clarity in the sudden afternoon.
• As he waited for the test results, his leg bounced twitchingly against the metal chair. The anxiety was a physical force. His fingers drummed on the table, his gaze darted to the clock. His internal state was twitchingly, out of synch.
• A nervous tick, his eye began twitchingly to blink, a rapid, involuntary movement that betrayed his unease. Each blink exposed his nerves, each blink a clear symptom. He could hardly keep the secret inside, as the twitchingly muscle exposed all.
• The cat, anticipating the hunt, twitched its whiskers twitchingly, alert for the slightest rustle. Her eyes were darting, its muscles a coil ready to pounce. Anticipation of its prey's movement caused him to move twitchingly in a predatory way.
• Overcome with sadness, she pursed her lips and watched the bird twitchingly tap the glass. She felt a similar compulsion, to move like the bird. The tremor in her chin made her lower lip tremble, and everything in her world felt twitchingly unsteady.