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   twitch

   /twɪtʃ/

   verb

   • 1. give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: "her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered" Similar jerkmove spasmodically/convulsivelyspasmconvulseflutterquivertrembleshiverquavershudder
   • ▪ cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull: "he twitched a cigarette out of a packet" Similar snatchpluckpulltugtweakinformal:yank
   • 2. use a twitch to subdue (a horse).

   noun

   • 1. a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement: "his mouth gave a slight twitch" Similar spasmconvulsive movementconvulsionjerkflutterquivertremorshivershuddertic
   • ▪ a sudden pull or jerk: "he gave a twitch at his moustache" Similar pulltugtweakinformal:yank
   • ▪ a sudden sharp sensation; a pang: "he felt a twitch of annoyance" Similar twingedartstabprickpang
   • 2. a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it during veterinary procedures.

   Word Origin Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian ‘to pluck, pull sharply’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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