Meaning & use
twitch
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to make a small, sudden, jerky movement, often involuntarily.
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His eye had been twitching all week from lack of sleep.
The rabbit's nose twitched as it sniffed the air.
A note on using this word
Twitch describes small, quick, often uncontrollable movements -- it's commonly used for nervous habits, muscle spasms, or an animal's alert reflexes.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a small, sudden, jerky movement, especially an involuntary one.
A nervous twitch appeared in his jaw whenever he lied.
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