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as in fidgets
to make jerky or restless movements
the dog twitched in her sleep
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as in jerks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the rabbit twitched its nose
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Recent Examples of twitches
Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
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Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Persistent muscle twitches Everyone’s muscles twitch from time to time, usually at various locations.
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Angela Haupt,
Time,
15 Jan. 2026
Some devices, for example, track eye movements or other small muscle twitches to let users select words from a screen.
—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twitches
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The man fidgets, shifts around in his seat and fixates on Zarutska before pulling out a small knife and striking her multiple times around her neck.
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In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
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Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
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When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs.
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Kanaal is king for indulging elevenses hunger pangs, providing cakes, cookies, tea, coffee, and made-to-order traditional Dutch sweets including stroopwafles and puffertjes.
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Miami businesswoman Gisela Rojas was on vacation in Venezuela when the first tremors of two massive earthquakes hit the central and northern parts of the country last week.
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Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.
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When Brian and Murtagh report that Dougal offended the Grants and Colum had to promise Ellen’s hand to appease the situation, Lord Lovat squirms.
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Like a false note on an out-of-tune piano, a clunky verb, a sentence without rhythm, yanks the reader out the flow of the work.
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Maden takes thee wine bottle from him and the officers reach for his wrists but Brown resists and yanks his arms back, the video shows.
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The hilarious new series had the audience in stitches.
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Giants bullpen catcher Eliezer Zambrano and A’s coach Ramon Hernandez also wore the stitches.
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Top-selling items included protein shakes, trash bags and cat treats, according to Numerator, which looks at spending from more than 59,000 households.
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Despite the growth of bars, ready-to-drink shakes and high-protein foods, protein powder remains the dominant format in this category.
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“Twitches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twitches. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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