twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
Example Sentences
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It “often begins with muscle twitching and weakness in an arm or leg, trouble swallowing, or slurred speech,” the clinic said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
And right now, with the yield curve doing interpretive dance and credit spreads twitching like a politician’s eye during a deposition, banks have decided that the most profitable thing they can do is absolutely nothing.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025
So, within our patch of common ground, all kinds of civic muscles start twitching again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
The retired remains of the android rocked back, collided with the car door, bounced off and struck heavily against him; he found himself struggling to shove the twitching remnants of the android away.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
