Main Entry: ¹twitch

Pronunciation: \ˈtwich\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English twicchen; akin to Old English twiccian to pluck, Old High German gizwickan to pinch

Date: 14th century

transitive verb : to move or pull with a sudden motion : jerkintransitive verb 1 : pull, pluck <twitched at my sleeve>
2 : to move jerkily : quiver
3 : to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction <his hand twitched>

— twitch·er noun