twitch
/twɪtʃ/
verb
- To make a sudden, quick, and usually small movement, often without meaning to.
- The rabbit's nose twitched as it sniffed the air.
- His eye began to twitch when he was tired.
- She twitched nervously when the phone rang.
- To pull or move something with a quick, sharp motion.
- He twitched the curtain aside to look outside.
- The fisherman twitched the line to attract the fish.
- She twitched the blanket over her sleeping child.
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noun
- A sudden, quick, and usually small movement, especially one that is not controlled.
- She felt a twitch in her eyelid after staring at the screen too long.
- A muscle twitch in his leg kept him awake.
- The cat's tail gave a little twitch as it watched the bird.
- A sudden, sharp pull or tug.
- She gave the leash a gentle twitch to guide the dog.
- The magician made the coin disappear with a twitch of his fingers.
- With a quick twitch of the rope, he freed the knot.
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