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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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Kirk says that when a cat experiences changes in air pressure, which can also happen while riding in a car, their ears may move or twitch in response.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
By paying attention to signals like tail flicks, ear twitches and whisker movements, cat owners can better interpret their pet's mood, deepen their bond and ensure a more harmonious home.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
That ratio is naturally reversed here, though the director drops in a few snippets of the actual team near the beginning and the end, including a grainy, chilling shot of the real Lemons twitching near the ocean floor.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2025
Kirk says that when a cat experiences changes in air pressure, which can also happen while riding in a car, their ears may move or twitch in response.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
One of the strongest interior linemen in the class who carries a sudden twitch that translates beautifully in the run game, Collins has the upside to be a starter at either defensive tackle spot.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2025
By paying attention to signals like tail flicks, ear twitches and whisker movements, cat owners can better interpret their pet's mood, deepen their bond and ensure a more harmonious home.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitch
Verb
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Sitting with his defense team in Judge Arun Subramanian’s lower Manhattan courtroom, a steely eyed and fidgeting Combs Friday morning listened as the ‘Me & U’ singer resumed her testimony under questioning from attorney Anna Estevao.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Spieth, fidgeting a bit in his seat Tuesday, looked around for the first question.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Earthquakes cause the ground to move in unpredictable ways, sometimes sharply jerking, other times swaying like a ship in rough seas.—
Maya Wei-Haas,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Confused Lochlan, who thoughtfully jerked off his older brother so that Saxon wouldn’t feel left out.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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North American carriers saw a 0.1 percent year-on-year drop in demand for air travel in March, marking a second consecutive month of year-on-year contraction.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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Launching a new company in today’s volatile climate — following strikes and major industry contraction — is no easy feat.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Initial symptoms are tremors or other involuntary movements.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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The Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory, located a mile away, detected tremors during the set and later confirmed that the crowd had, quite literally, shaken the earth.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
12 May 2025
Verb
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The cardinals are sworn to secrecy, though a few details have inevitably squirmed outside through the chapel walls over the years.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Its marketing releases are their own events in and of themselves, and Take-Two probably does not care at all about making its competitors squirm by not offering a specific release date (meant to be this fall).—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Weekend warriors yank out invasive plants to save L.A. River.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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This month, officials yanked millions in tax receipts from restaurant sales as well as state marketing support, according to local affiliate ABC4.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 May 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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Arriving on Valentine’s Day at the Munich Security Conference, Mr. Vance was armed with a quiver of arrows.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Performance is found in the weight of silence, a glance that ignites the heart, the gravity a quiver carries.—
Victoria Bousis,
Rolling Stone,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitch. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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