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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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as in contraction
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Recent Examples of twitch
Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
If their tail starts twitching or their ears are flattened, then they may be overstimulated, which can lead to aggression.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Human muscles are about half and half, other apes all have more fast twitch than slow, but gorilla muscles are an incredible 85-plus-percent fast twitch fibers — the most of any ape.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Riley Robinson/Staff A wind blows down the border, twitching pale dry grass.
—Riley Robinson, Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2025
If their tail starts twitching or their ears are flattened, then they may be overstimulated, which can lead to aggression.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
With Justin Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, watching her every move and the smallest eye twitch from a co-star read as a sign of distaste, the actor has played it safe and quiet over the past few months.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 May 2025
Human muscles are about half and half, other apes all have more fast twitch than slow, but gorilla muscles are an incredible 85-plus-percent fast twitch fibers — the most of any ape.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitch
Verb
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With the two teams lined up and waiting to exchange handshakes, many players shuffled from foot to foot or fidgeted nervously.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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In this puzzle, the fiddle is not the musical instrument, but a type of fidgeting.—
Deb Amlen,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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More often than not, the jerking movements to get free only bring the meal into contact with more points of sticky contact.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Then stage two involves jerking movement, spasms, loss of vision, dementia, and seizures.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Wilson has spent 12 years at the helm of the foundation that has seen significant growth in recent years despite the headwinds of the global pandemic, long actors and writers strikes in 2023 and the contraction in Hollywood’s core business of TV and film.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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That marked the fastest annual contraction since before Covid-19 spread around the world in 2020, stalling or even revering progress on many metrics, such as women’s labor force participation, in some countries.—
Josie Cox,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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Interestingly, the inability to get out of the chair is not a strength issue, and tremors do not cause the decline in handwriting.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2025
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The same goes for equipment that monitors earth tremors before volcanoes erupt.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
Verb
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This can prepare your body to safely move things without straining your spine, whether that be a bag of yard clippings, a squirming child, or a box of books.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
4 June 2025
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His wire-to-wire tenacity made Benet squirm until the final split-second had ticked off the clock.—
Steve Reaven,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Even though waxing is tolerable, having a numbing cream applied over the hair and skin about 20 minutes before the wax is applied is supposed to help manage the discomfort of having the wax yanked off.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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Ventura’s stylist and friend, Deonte Nash, recalled a pushy Combs yanking Ventura away from her 29th birthday celebration in 2015.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Richarlison was taken off at half-time, then Maddison and Solanke were taken off after feeling knee and quad twinges respectively.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Shooting At this point, every NBA player has size or shooting as a bow in their quiver.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And while there’s no history there, necessarily — Prock is winning at a clip that is making record books quiver.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitch. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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