twitchverb
uk/twɪtʃ/us/twɪtʃ/twitch verb (MOVE SLIGHTLY)
[ I or T ] (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to:
He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
She twitched her nose like a rabbit.
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Making short, sudden movements
twitch verb (PULL)
[ T ] to give something a sudden light pull:
You'll feel something twitch the line when you get a fish.
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- yank
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twitchnoun [ C ]
uk/twɪtʃ/us/twɪtʃ/twitch noun [ C ] (UNCONTROLLED MOVEMENT)
a sudden small, usually unintentional, movement of a part of the body:
I have a twitch in the corner of my eye.
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Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsion
- convulsive
- cringe
- flick
- jerky
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shrink
- squirm
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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twitch noun [ C ] (PULL)
a sudden light pull or movement
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- yank
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