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 : jerk intransitive 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