twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
twitched
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past participleof twitch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof twitch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
twitchverb (used with object)to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
Example Sentences
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As the hours went on, Spiderman twitched less.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 29, 2023
As she listened to her girlfriend on the phone, Sophie began hyperventilating and sobbing in heaves; her hands and toes twitched.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
The rear twitched through the long right-hander at Turn Seven; Leclerc caught it but could not stop the car nosing into the barriers.
From BBC ● May 5, 2023
When they sat together for polite exchanges through translators, greeting each other as "dear friend", Mahler said Putin had slouched, twitched his leg, clenched his fist and looked at the floor, suggesting underlying agitation.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2023
His black mustache twitched like the second hand on a clock as he stared back at her curiously.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
