twitched; twitching; twitches
1
: to move jerkily : quiver
2
: to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction
his hand twitched
: to move or pull with a sudden motion : jerk
twitcher
noun
Examples of twitch in a Sentence
Verb
Her mouth was twitching as she began to cry.
The rabbit twitched its ears.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
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Verb
The Buena Vista Social Club features feet-twitching music and Wolf says that, obviously, people want to get up and dance but that’s just not allowed.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Many a club’s board would have twitched in the face of the bare data, but the chain of command above Arteta stayed the course, and the FOMO is so high that tickets for Palace away this weekend are going for £45,000 ($60,000) on resale sites.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
It’s not made explicitly clear if these seemingly sympathetic kids are actually his worst bullies, but Machado-Graner’s eyes, lip twitch, and throat gulp in this short sequence tell a whole story in themselves.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
My jaw twitched uncontrollably.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twitch. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
twitch
1 of 2 verb1
: to move or pull with a sudden motion : jerk
2
3
: to undergo a brief muscular contraction
his hand twitched
twitch
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of twitching
2
a
: a brief contraction of muscle fibers
b
: a slight jerk of a body part
twitchy
adjective
-ē
Medical Definition
twitch
1 of 3 intransitive verb
: to undergo a brief spasmodic muscular contraction
the muscle twitched
twitch
2 of 3 noun
: a brief spasmodic contraction of muscle fibers
also
: a slight jerk of a body part caused by such a contraction
twitch
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