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twitch

/twɪt͡ʃ/noun, verb1 syllable

Twitch means: squeeze tightly between the fingers.

Synonyms for twitch11

noun, as in a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

twitching, vellication

verb, as in squeeze tightly between the fingers

pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip

verb, as in make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

verb, as in move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

verb, as in toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

also used for twitch

tic, barnacle

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What does twitch mean?6

verb

1

squeeze tightly between the fingers“He pinched her behind”

2

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion“his face is twitching”

3

move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions“The patient's legs were jerking”

4

toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

5

move or pull with a sudden motion

noun

1

a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with twitch?16

two syllables

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Twitch in a sentence

  • He looked relaxed, but a twitch of the finger betrayed his nervousness.megamanenm
  • I have a twitch in my right eye.MethodGT
  • The dog's floppy ears twitch at the sounds of the outside world.Nuel
  • We're going to be streaming live all night, only on Twitch.sabretou
  • Do you ever feel your legs twitch whilst you are sleeping? It wakes me up frequently.tsp_2
  • We started hiring Jillaroos to work the sheep because all the men left to become Twitch Streamers.DylanTonic
  • Mary's Twitch channel has many followers.sabretou

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of twitch

as a noun

plural
twitches

as a verb

past tense
twitched
present participle
twitching
third-person singular
twitches