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as in fidgeted
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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as in jerked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the rabbit twitched its nose
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Recent Examples of twitched
His eyes twitched in rapid blinks, his lips disappeared as if cold fury were coursing through his body.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Her hand twitched from the heat.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The mechanism for raising and lowering the pen made a weak clunking sound and barely twitched.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
Her hand twitched from the heat.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
My hand twitched toward the phone, muscle memory stronger than willpower.
—Maggie Downs, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
The mechanism for raising and lowering the pen made a weak clunking sound and barely twitched.
—Stephen Cass, IEEE Spectrum, 27 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitched
Verb
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
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Allen, who is 6 foot 5 and 237 pounds, jerked his head back in an effort to draw a roughing penalty on Bolton.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The open section of their session lasted for 15 minutes — and Howe will have squirmed through every second — but there were laughs amid the stretches and shuttle runs.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just as the video began, a man identified as Justin Calhoon, 19, lunged across the table, yanked it toward him and flipped it on its side while Turning Point materials spilled onto the pavement.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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While the Russian threatened to make history against Chicago just two nights earlier—he’d reached the 894 mark before the Blackhawks yanked their goalie—Ovechkin apparently wasn’t interested in breaking the record by way of an empty net.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Marshall tossed an overhead pass to Flagg, who slammed in a dunk.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Check in on your hair tools before the year end to see what’s still in good shape and what needs to be tossed.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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When he was sacked amid boardroom disputes in September, owner Evangelos Marinakis lurched in another direction.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Instead of taking a low profile and playing down any claims to Taiwan’s independent status like his more cautious DPP predecessor Tsai Ying-wen, Lai has lurched toward formal independence with a succession of speeches making the case for Taiwanese nationhood.—
Lyle Goldstein,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The model comically wiggled her tongue back and forth as the artist worked his magic.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Nov. 2025
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One 14 month old tester happily clapped and wiggled along to the songs—a feature that can be adjusted as needed.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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For years, fashion companies like Ralph Lauren pulled their products from Macy’s stores to sell more of their products direct to consumers online and at their own stores.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Curran then grabbed Trantalis’ leg and pulled him to the ground, then reportedly dragged him 15 feet across the road.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Twitched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitched. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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