twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
are twitching
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present progressiveof twitch.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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When more than 50% of the group are twitching to the left, for example, the entire school, swarm, or flock veers to the left.
From Salon ● May 16, 2022
If the twitching spreads to other muscles in the face or if you notice both eyes are twitching at the same time, those are indications of a more serious problem.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
Voters are twitching with thoughts of dire unknowns and mulling the complicated realities facing their party.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2020
The net curtains are twitching in the French town of Caudry.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2011
By lunch, the muscles in my cheeks are twitching from overuse.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
