twitch has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ verb ] make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

Synonyms

jerk

Examples

"his face is twitching"

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

The figure was close enough now for him to see the nose twitching to dislodge the drop clinging there .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

The thin legs twitched convulsively once , then Kate felt the little body stiffening in her arms and heard one strangled sound .

2
[ verb ] move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

Synonyms

jerk

Examples

"The patient's legs were jerkings"

Used in print

(Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)

She twitched her leg away .

Related terms

move jactitate jerk tug

3
[ verb ] squeeze tightly between the fingers

Examples

"He pinched her behind" "She squeezed the bottle"

Related terms

grip tweak claw pinch

4
[ verb ] move or pull with a sudden motion

Related terms

pull skitter

5
[ verb ] toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air

Synonyms

flip

Related terms

move pass

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[ noun ] (medicine) a sudden spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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