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as in to fidget
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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Recent Examples of twitch
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Its tail hung down, black tip twitching as Maggie circled below.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
His skating is excellent, with the quick twitch to get by a lot of NHL defenders.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Something similar happened to Lindon’s recreation of a Picasso painting: His hand twitched, tearing the work to pieces.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Its tail hung down, black tip twitching as Maggie circled below.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
The twitch reflexes needed to compete at the highest levels of video game competition start to falter once people hit their thirties.
—Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2025
His skating is excellent, with the quick twitch to get by a lot of NHL defenders.
—Corey Pronman, The Athletic, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitch
Verb
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Minimize distracting habits like fidgeting, checking your watch, or tapping your fingers.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Glancing away or fidgeting—Signals discomfort or disinterest.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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This apparently spooked an SUV driver in the next lane, who jerked the wheel to the left and ran into the opposite curb.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
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How to jerk off Jerking off, also known as jacking off, is another technique that can be helpful in your arsenal of self-pleasure.—
Quispe López,
Them,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Others are even more pessimistic: Nomura Securities International expects the U.S. economy to expand only 0.6% this year, and Barclays PLC projects a 0.1% contraction.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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March reflected the 18th consecutive monthly contraction in inventories, which expanded just twice in the past 24 months.—
Jason Schenker,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets made headlines across the NBA by parting ways with both their championship-winning head coach, Michael Malone, and general manager, Calvin Booth—a move that surprised many and sent tremors through the league.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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Seventeen people from as far away as Pacifica and Fremont reported feeling the tremor to the agency.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Joseph Quinn, the terrific British actor from A Quiet Place: Day One and Gladiator 2 (and our next Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four: First Steps), spends the bulk of this picture squirming in torment, emitting ear-splitting noises from deep within the pits of hell.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The sixth episode of The White Lotus Season 3 has critics stunned—and in some cases, squirming—after a grim hour that pushed creator Mike White's pitch-black satire to new depths.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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President Donald Trump’s decision to yank the nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to become U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is the latest sign Republicans have a special election problem.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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Two nights after being yanked in the first period in Tampa Bay, Jarry again was pulled after allowing four goals, this time on 12 shots.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But these little twinges the audience might feel about everyone being mortal only added, if anything, to the evening’s personal potency, and the vitality of a reconvening of the tribe that supported the Wilson sisters from the outset, along with strays picked up during the MTV years.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then, as the show progresses into new story lines and the rest of the cast tries to carry on without their key player, almost like a phantom limb, the audience feels a constant twinge that something is missing.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2024
Noun
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This is activist government in action, adding a new arrow to its quiver of arrows to sling at media opponents.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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With his quirky lisp, wacky energy, and tinny vocal quiver, Carrey's cable guy Chip flails around against the backdrop of a psychedelic karaoke screen, hip-thrusting and shimmying his way across a house party as the elderly crowd gets their groove on.—
EW Staff Published,
EW.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Twitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitch. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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