Twitch

"Twitch" in Russian

подёргивание

podjórgivanije

(brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again)

су́дорога

súdoroga

(brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again)

тик

tik

(brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again)

дёргать

djórgatʹ

(to jerk sharply and briefly)

дёргаться

djórgatʹsja

(to perform a twitch; spasm)

дёрнуть

djórnutʹ

(to jerk sharply and briefly)

дёрнуться

djórnutʹsja

(to perform a twitch; spasm)

подёргиваться

podjórgivatʹsja

(to perform a twitch; spasm)

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