twitching

[US]/'twitʃiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a sudden, quick movement or jerk

Phrases & Collocations

muscle twitching

eye twitching

Example Sentences

her mouth twitching with suppressed amusement;

The woman developed lightheadedness, dyspnoea, tongue numbness, muscle twitching and formication on the legs and back.

Her eye was twitching uncontrollably.

I could see his hand twitching nervously.

The cat's whiskers were twitching with excitement.

His lips started twitching as he tried to hold back a smile.

The muscles in his face were twitching from fatigue.

She felt a twitching sensation in her leg after sitting for too long.

The twitching of the curtains caught her attention.

His eyelid kept twitching throughout the meeting.

I could sense a twitching in my fingers as I waited for the results.

The twitching of the dog's tail indicated its excitement.

Real-world Examples

Quirrell smiled. His face wasn't twitching at all.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

We become insomniac or impotent. An eyelid starts twitching.

Source: Popular Science Essays

A muscle was twitching in Dudley's jaw.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

It can't just be some twitching of nerves in the middle of their bodies.

Source: Ancient Wisdom and Contemporary Love (Video Version)

His face was still ghostly white, and his hands and his toothbrush mustache were both twitching.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" A brave boy, " Clegane said, mouth twitching.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Hagrid looked sideways at Harry, his beard twitching.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

" Oh no! " said Ron, his lip twitching.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Twitching, we also see this in our ants.

Source: Connection Magazine

It's constantly twitching back and forth.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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