twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
twitchingly
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a word derived from
twitch.
Example Sentences
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Part of the problem with Mr. Jackson’s accordion-expanded “Hobbit” is just that gravitational pull: At the film’s core is not really the engaging Mr. Freeman as Bilbo, ever twitchingly alive, as you might expect.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2014
The opening minutes are riveting, as they show the Creature coming twitchingly to life and learning to crawl, sit, stand, walk and eventually run.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2011
Glamorous debauchery and cynicism may have underpinned the marketing of floor wax and cigarettes, but earnest yearning and anxiety were twitchingly, poignantly alive then, too.
From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2010
