twitch
verb/twɪtʃ/
/twɪtʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they twitch | /twɪtʃ/ /twɪtʃ/ |
| he / she / it twitches | /ˈtwɪtʃɪz/ /ˈtwɪtʃɪz/ |
| past simple twitched | /twɪtʃt/ /twɪtʃt/ |
| past participle twitched | /twɪtʃt/ /twɪtʃt/ |
| -ing form twitching | /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/ /ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] twitch (something) if a part of your body twitches, or if you twitch it, it makes a sudden, quick movement, sometimes one that you cannot control
- Her lips twitched with amusement.
- The cats watched each other, their tails twitching.
- The animal lay on the ground, its whole body twitching and jerking.
Extra Examples- Her fingers twitched nervously.
- His shoulders twitched with suppressed laughter.
- The dog twitched its ears and looked very intently.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- convulsively
- violently
- involuntarily
- …
- in
- with
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- [transitive, intransitive] twitch (something) to give something a short, sharp pull; to be pulled in this way
- He twitched the package out of my hands.
- Mark twitched the cigarette from his mouth.
- The curtains twitched as she rang the bell.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- convulsively
- violently
- involuntarily
- …
- in
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian ‘to pluck, pull sharply’.
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