twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
Example Sentences
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When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
It all culminated for Kerr with listening to Flower of Scotland playing while he stood, bottom lip twitching, on the podium.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
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
Miss Lilian’s hands strayed from her pearls to her hair and then to her dress, smoothing, twitching, tweaking, never still.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
