twitch
verb (used with object)
to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck.
was twitching
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past progressiveof twitch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“I’ve watched hundreds of videos get trashed because Roco’s eye was twitching wrong or his jaw wasn’t clenching or the camera didn’t go all the way to the right,” said Alimzhanov.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Ms Hoes, 47, from Cwmbran, noticed her daughter was twitching at night and thought she may have symptoms.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
A slightly awkward start to the debate for Marine Le Pen, who was twitching her fingers and clearly anxious for it to begin.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2022
She reported to the county biologist that her eye was twitching and felt tight.
From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2020
I could see by the way he was twitching and writhing that he had to get to the bathroom.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
