twitch
twich
- n a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
- v make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
his face is twitching - v move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- v toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- v squeeze tightly between the fingers
- v move or pull with a sudden motion
- So clang, clang, clang go the broadswords, swish, swish, swish go the flights of arrows, and twitch, twitch, twitch go our bottoms in the seats.
- With the merest twitch of his head, Bono can command the undivided attention of a sold-out stadium.
- Slow-twitch muscle can contract for long periods of time with less fatigue, which helps some distance athletes run up to 60 mi.