VERB | body | twitch, jerk | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion |
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motion | twitch, jerk | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions | |
motion | twitch, flip | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air | |
contact | twitch, pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip | squeeze tightly between the fingers | |
contact | twitch | move or pull with a sudden motion | |
NOUN | state | twitch, twitching, vellication | a sudden muscle spasm |
Sounds | twih'ch | |
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Rhymes | backstitch ... witch: 27 rhymes with ihch... |
Meaning | A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition. | |
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Synonyms | twitching, vellication | |
Narrower | blepharism | Condition in which a person blinks continuously |
fasciculation | muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers | |
fibrillation | muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination | |
tic | A local and habitual twitching especially in the face | |
Broader | spasm, cramp, muscle spasm | A painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
Spanish | contracción nerviosa, espasmo nervioso, tic | |
Verbs | twitch | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion |
twitch | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions |
Meaning | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
Example | "his face is twitching" | |
Synonym | jerk | |
Narrower | fibrillate | make fine, irregular, rapid twitching / twitching movements |
Broader | move involuntarily, move reflexively | Move in an uncontrolled manner |
Similar to | jerk, twitch | Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions |
Spanish | sacudir | |
Catalan | sacsejar, sotragar | |
Nouns | twitch, twitching | a sudden muscle spasm |
Meaning | Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonym | jerk | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Similar to | twitch, jerk | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion |
Nouns | twitch, twitching | a sudden muscle spasm |
Meaning | toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | flip | |
Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
Spanish | dar la vuelta |
Meaning | squeeze tightly between the fingers. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip | |
Narrower | goose | pinch in the buttocks |
tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply | |
Broader | grip | hold fast or firmly |
Spanish | pellizcar | |
Catalan | apretar lleugerament, pessigar |
Meaning | Move or pull with a sudden motion. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
Narrower | skitter | twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water |
Broader | pull, draw | Cause to move by pulling |
Spanish | tirar | |
Catalan | tirar |
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