twitch

//twɪtʃ//
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Visual representation of twitch

Verb

twitchInfinitive
twitchPresent tense
twitchedPast tense
twitchedPast participle
twitchingPresent participle
twitchesThird-person singular
1

To make a sudden, quick, involuntary movement of a muscle or body part.

His eye twitched from exhaustion.

2

To pull or move something with a quick, jerky motion.

She twitched the curtain aside to look outside.

Noun

twitchSingular
twitchesPlural
1

A sudden, quick, involuntary movement of a muscle or body part.

I felt a twitch in my eyelid when I was tired.

2

A sudden sharp pull or jerk.

She felt a twitch on her sleeve and turned around.

Synonym