EGAVE

glitch

About 0.17 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A problem affecting function.
    They are still trying to work out all the glitches.
  2. noun An unexpected behavior in an electrical signal, especially if the signal spontaneously returns to expected behavior after a period of time.
  3. noun A bug or an exploit.
    Performing this glitch gives you extra lives.
  4. noun A genre of experimental electronic music since the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.
  5. noun A sudden increase in the rotational frequency of a pulsar.
  6. verb To experience an unexpected, typically intermittent malfunction.
    My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning.
  7. verb To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.
    His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level.

Similar words

bug defect fault malfunction error mistake imbalance failure disorder default

Often followed by

in is that or and on was at of

Word family

glitches glitchy

Save “glitch” to learn later