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Switching vs Twitching - What's the difference?

switching | twitching |

As verbs the difference between switching and twitching

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

As nouns the difference between switching and twitching

is that switching is a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs) while twitching is the motion of something that twitches.

As an adjective twitching is

that twitches.

switching

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a beating by means of a switch (twig or twigs).
  • movement of an animal's tail
  • the transference of an investment from one fund to another
  • the movement of a locomotive from one track to another
  • change from one product / service provider to another

    • 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