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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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as in contraction
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Recent Examples of twitch
Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
The elephant is now decidedly less friendly, and is doing far more than twitching and grunting.
—Stephen Maher, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The one great conversation scene comes when Diggs sits across a bar from a fellow Nickel alumni, played by Craig Tate in a phenomenal cameo where his nervous twitches show us the broken boy inside the man.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Verb
In the video, the robot hangs suspended from the ceiling as its limbs twitch and kick, marking what the company claims is a step toward its goal of creating household-helper robots.
—Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025
The elephant is now decidedly less friendly, and is doing far more than twitching and grunting.
—Stephen Maher, TIME, 15 Feb. 2025
Noun
Her face does a disconcerting twitch, eventually curving up into an unconvincing smile.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
The one great conversation scene comes when Diggs sits across a bar from a fellow Nickel alumni, played by Craig Tate in a phenomenal cameo where his nervous twitches show us the broken boy inside the man.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitch
Verb
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Some studies found that fidgeting throughout the day may burn up to 10 times more calories than sitting still.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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Rosenkrantz is played in the two-hander by Rebecca Hall with warmth and humor and a physical ease that makes Linda much more centered and self-contained than Whishaw’s chain-smoking, often fidgeting Peter.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Tesla doesn’t have that collaborative aspect and will shut off if the driver jerks the wheel.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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There are numerous moments where she is lost in a dream or a memory before suddenly jerking awake, often too clearly delineating the boundaries in a film ostensibly about its main character’s delusions.—
Ryan Swen,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Now that the battle is over and the fire hose of content has been dialled back, industry observers and TV lovers alike are left wondering what kind of programming this new era of contraction will bring.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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This enzyme can break down thousands of acetylcholine molecules per second to ensure muscle contraction is stopped, paralysis avoided and life continued.—
Sam Pellock,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Burbank experienced moderate shaking during the earthquake, while light tremors were felt across Los Angeles and Long Beach.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 10,000 people from as far away as Calexico and San Diego reported feeling the tremor to the agency.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Two fluffy, gray eaglets squirmed in the nest as Shadow happily settled in to keep his new chicks safe and warm.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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No more squirming outside a locked restroom with a swollen bladder, while desperately eyeing a vacant restroom restricted to people of a different gender.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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That insurance goal proved to be invaluable two minutes later, when Dougherty’s defenders yanked down a De La Salle player in the box on a set piece and were called for a penalty.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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But at the very end, the movie features a giant song-and-dance routine – a shout-out to traditional Bollywood – that a little-too-seamlessly transitions out of the final scene and yanks you out of a satisfying ending.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then, as the show progresses into new story lines and the rest of the cast tries to carry on without their key player, almost like a phantom limb, the audience feels a constant twinge that something is missing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2024
Noun
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The sleeves are the latest arrow in a quiver of turnstile modifications meant to keep evaders at bay while the MTA continues to seek a source for a more modern fare-control system.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Novoa Moreno, who was born at the estate, previously only worked in livestock and agriculture before adding the birdwatching business to his quiver.—
Alexa Robles-Gil,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitch. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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