twitch

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  1. transitive verb To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk: I twitched my fishing line.
  2. intransitive verb To move jerkily or spasmodically. See Synonyms at jerk1.
  3. intransitive verb To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.
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  • This twitch is the only barometer of the principal's true agitation. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 02 - August 1997
  • He thought the twitch was a sign that he might be getting a cold sore. —  RemoteControl
  • Slow-twitch are associated with aerobic tasks, including endurance exercise such as marathons. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • This might be related to how the twitch is applied and whether or not the twitch was removed during the relaxed drowsy (positive) state or whether they reached the obviously unpleasant point of —  TheHorse.com News
  • If a twitch is used, it is useful to accustom the horse to the twitch in practice sessions. —  TheHorse.com News
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

jerk ·  tremor ·  quiver ·  flicker ·  flutter ·  twinge ·  spasm ·  tug ·  gasp ·  shake ·  shrug ·  tighten

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twitch:   twitched ·  twitching
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  1. Middle English twicchen; possibly akin to Low German twikken.

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  1. from Middle English twicchen, twichen, also twikkin (preterit twight, twyght, twighte, twiʒte), from Anglo-Saxon twiccian, twitch, pull, = LG-. twikken = Old High German *zwicchēn, Middle High German G. zwicken, fasten with nails, shut in, peg, pin, grip, nip, twitch; cf. German zwick, a nip, pinch. Cf. twick, tweak, twig.
  2. Formerly also twich; from twitch, v. Cf. twick, twig, tweak.
  3. A dial. variant of quitch.
 

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