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Plural for a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
“Each one stood in a perfect square, without so much as a twitch of movement.”
Plural for a sudden pull or jerk
“Antzane gave us a deep nod and a twitch of her skirt.”
Plural for a sudden sharp sensation, either physical or emotional
“Right at that moment, I felt a twitch in my neck, a small, minor pain.”
Plural for a wiggling or twitching movement
Plural for a movement from side to side or back and forth
Plural for a nervous wriggling or twitching motion
Plural for a brief experience of an emotion, typically an unpleasant one
Plural for a sudden burst of intense emotion
To give, or cause to give, a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement
“Casey felt her heart shudder and her lips twitch upwards into a smile.”
To cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull
“This is the moment I have been waiting for as I twitch the fishing line to impart life into the fly.”
To twist or pinch with a sharp or sudden movement
To feel a stinging sensation
To damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain
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