Definitions
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Word origin
From Middle English twicchen, from Old English *twiċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *twikkijan (“to nail, pin, fasten, clasp, pinch”).
Used in a sentence
“I saw a little twitch in the man's face, and knew he was lying.”
“Siberian Crane [...] Following its departure, there was much speculation that rediscovery at a less inaccessible locality would lead to one of the great twitches of 1981; alas, this was not to be.”
“His fingers were nervously twitching.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Quick involuntary movement”6 letters
02“Small sudden movement”6 letters
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