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as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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as in jerks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the rabbit twitched its nose
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Recent Examples of twitches
Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
—Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitches
Noun
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Residents of the Nurgal district of Kunar have left their homes to live in tents, on the surrounding high land near a river, or in the open, for fear of more tremors.—
Mohammad Yunus Yawar,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects movement, leading to tremors, stiffness, slow gait, balance issues and other symptoms.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Thing rebels against his master and yanks out his clockwork heart.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for some fun in the sun, a minor encounter with local bullies yanks the family into the crosshairs of an unhinged, blood-thirsty crime boss (Sharon Stone), who is determined to derail his relaxation.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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After all, who wants to feel the pangs of self-doubt, anxiety, or chronic stress?—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Poor people know the intimate, badgering pangs of hunger, but in Ireland, the memory of the 1845-1848 Famine—the Great Hunger, when one million died from starvation and disease, and another million emigrated—still aches.—
Philip Metres
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Isaac-Slurp stitches Thing back to his wrist.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Pops of olive green, muted blue, mustard yellow, and burnt orange are blended between each row of stitches with homey details.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are dessert items such as frozen custard, shakes, malts and other seasonal items.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The business took off after expanding its product line into snacks including protein chips, pizza and shakes.—
Simone Melvin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That appeared to be a distraction at times to Anisimova, who motioned to her team in the stands that something was bothering her during ball tosses for serves.—
Howard Fendrich,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Henry then surrenders his phone, and Tony tosses it into the air for Ziva to blast to pieces.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The mechanism feels smooth and sturdy—no awkward jerks or wobbles.—
Zoë Sessums,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Life is too short to work with jerks.—
Shayne Fitz-Coy,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Twitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitches. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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