1
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
Verb
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
Verb
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The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Sep. 2025
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The boy jerks his head as if to wake himself, turns around abruptly and looks the other way, even though there’s nothing special to see besides darkness and emptiness, which is where a living eye should never look.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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More than 235 people from as far away as Menlo Park and Fremont reported feeling the tremors to the agency.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Amaryllis is not typically fatal to cats and dogs, but can cause undesirable symptoms, including vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, salivation, and tremors.—
Maddie Topliff,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Dec. 2025
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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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Judy yanks Mikey’s roller trunk out of the mud and leads him toward one of the nearby hiking trails.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
26 Nov. 2025
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Suddenly, someone in the audience yanks her violently into the screaming mass of people.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How Popcorn Affects Your Stomach When your stomach starts growling between meals, popcorn might be just the thing to alleviate those annoying hunger pangs.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
22 Dec. 2025
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Songwriters expressing pangs of grief for what once was held court with others fretting about undesirable futures and still others dreaming up cooler tomorrows.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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Jenkins then connected on a pair of TD tosses -- 20 yards to Paul Rios and a three-yarder to Belton, the latter with just eight ticks left before intermission.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spoken shade amongst the group is as plentiful as actual shade is absent in LA’s concrete desert, and the trio tosses it around with the casual dominance of Shohei Ohtani.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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Three seconds later, the Honda crashes into a parked car with such force its tires fly off the street, the pile of cars lurches forward several feet and snow billows.—
Claire Galofaro,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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As one officer reaches for the SUV's door handle, the vehicle lurches backward and then begins moving forward, rightward, seemingly away from the officers.—
Justin Gomez,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Twitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitches. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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