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twitch

7 definitions • 7 examples
1
(to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to:

Examples:

He tried to suppress a smile but felt the corner of his mouth twitch.
She twitched her nose like a rabbit.
2
to give something a sudden light pull:

Examples:

You'll feel something twitch the line when you get a fish.
3
If you say that curtains twitch, you mean that someone is very interested in what their neighbours (= people who live near them) are doing and tries to find out by looking out of the window without being seen:

Examples:

It is easy to imagine the curtains twitching furiously when a young couple moved into the area and refused to clip their hedges.
4
to be very interested in what your neighbours (= people who live near you) are doing and try to find out by looking out of the window without being seen:

Examples:

Who needs to twitch curtains, when the neighbours are performing on the front lawn with spotlights and a backing band?
5
a sudden small, usually unintentional, movement of a part of the body:

Examples:

I have a twitch in the corner of my eye.
7
to make a short and sudden movement, or to cause part of your body to move suddenly:

Examples:

[ I ] She saw his mouth twitch into a little smile that disappeared almost at once.

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