twitch
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ verb ] make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Synonyms 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 . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (medicine) a sudden spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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