Twitch Definition

twĭch
twitched, twitches, twitching
verb
twitched, twitches, twitching
To pull (at) with a quick, slight jerk; pluck.
Webster's New World
To move with a quick, slight jerk or jerks or spasmodically.
Webster's New World
To ache with a sudden, sharp pain.
Webster's New World

(intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.

Wiktionary

To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.

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noun
twitches
A quick, slight jerk.
Webster's New World
A sudden, quick motion, esp. a spasmodic one; tic.
A facial twitch.
Webster's New World
A sudden pulling; a tug.
The fish gave my line a twitch.
American Heritage
A sudden, sharp pain; twinge.
Webster's New World
(informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
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Other Word Forms of Twitch

Noun

Singular:
twitch
Plural:
twitches

Origin of Twitch

  • From Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian and Old High German gizwickan.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English twicchen possibly akin to Low German twikken

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • alternate of quitch

    From Wiktionary

Twitch Sentence Examples

  • An eye twitch is an example of a simple motor tic.

  • This exercise also works your slow twitch muscle fibers.

  • Can't you just twitch your nose and make them appear?

  • Suddenly the broad muscles and lines of the count's face began to twitch.

  • Really, we are too old, but I look at you, you look at me, our mouths twitch.

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Words Starting With

TTWTWI

Words Ending With

HCHTCH

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