Twitch

/twɪt͡ʃ/

Synonyms for "twitch" (204 found)

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Closest matches (41)

acheacute painagonize ail anguish bite blanch blench bob bobbleboring painbounce breath bumpcharley horseclutch coup crack cramp cramps

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crickdarting paindidder dither falterfeel painfeel the pangsfidget flash flick flip

Verb(5 words)

convulse convulsed convulses fidgeted flickered

Adjective(1 words)

cramped

Noun(4 words)

cramping fidgets flick flinch

Strong matches (61)

Verb(3 words)

flip jerk jiggled

flip outflirt flounce flutterfreak outfreak out onfulgurant painget high ongirdle painglow gnawinggo pitapatgrasp grimace gripinghalf a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakehave a misery

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have the fidgetshave the shakesheave hitch hurt instant itch jar jerk jiff jiffy jig jigger jigget jiggle jog joggle jolt jostle jumpjumping painkinklancinating painlug lurch microsecond millisecond minute moment

Noun(9 words)

gesture hiccoughsinvoluntary contractionjerk jerking jerks jitter jitterbugging jolt

Related words (102)

Determiner(1 words)

most sudden motion-change

Noun(17 words)

motionmuscle contractionsmyoclonus pulse quiver seizing shaking skreak spasm spasmssudden stopping motiontics tweedle twitching vellication wiggles yank

nip palpitate pang pant paroxysm pinch pluck pound prick quake quaver quiver rictus sec second seizure shakesharp painshiver shock

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shoot shootingshooting painshrink shudder smart snake snap snatch spasmsplit secondsquirm stabstabbing painstart stitch strokesudden pullsuffer swellswell with emotionswitch thrillthrill tothrob throes tic tick tingletingle with excitementtormen tosstoss and turntremble tremor trice tumbleturn onturn on totweak twinge twink twinkle twinklingtwist and turntwittertwo shakesvellicate wag wiggle wince wink wobble wrench wriggle writhe yank yerk

Verb(5 words)

nip pinch squeeze tweet twinge

Adjective(1 words)

short movement

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More general

17 entries

cramp draw gesture grip jerk motion movemove involuntarilymove reflexivelymovementmuscle spasmphysiological responsepull response signal

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More specific

12 entries

actuator twitchcurtain yankeyelid twitchfacial twitchfasciculationlip twitchmouth twitchmyokymiarelay twitchshoulder twitchswitch twitchthread yank

Collocations

10 entries

eye twitcheyelid twitchfacial twitchlip twitchmouth twitchmuscle twitchshoulder twitchtwitch movementtwitch reflextwitch response

Inflections

3 entries

twitched twitches twitching

Derivations

4 entries

twitcher twitchiness twitching twitchy

similar

1 entries

jerk

Sample sentences

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He began to twitch uncontrollably as I called 911.

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I have a twitch in my right eye.

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Mary livestreams games on Twitch.

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Mary's Twitch channel has many followers.

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