[
UK
/twˈɪtʃ/
]
[ US /ˈtwɪtʃ/ ]
[ US /ˈtwɪtʃ/ ]
NOUN
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
VERB
-
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
his face is twitching -
squeeze tightly between the fingers
She squeezed the bottle
He pinched her behind -
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
The patient's legs were jerkings - toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
How To Use twitch In A Sentence
- He seemed nervous and twitchy as he came up close to Cleo, and rested a hand on the toe of her boot.
- How does this twitchy recluse become the regal princess in Act III? Times, Sunday Times
- Restlessness, anxiety , confusion, and twitching may also precede convulsions.
- I thought the mouse was dead, but then it gave a slight twitch.
- He twitched me by the sleeve.
- Darcy snorted briefly, his mouth twitching.
- A slight raise of the eyebrow, the merest twitch of the lip can say so much.
- There's mumbling and there's staring and now there's twitching. Times, Sunday Times
- A dead leaf balanced precariously on the knuckles, twitching in the breeze.
- His mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled.
