What are some alternative words for twitch?
Synonyms for twitch
twɪtʃ
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Princeton's WordNet
twitch, twitching, vellication(verb)
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Synonyms:
vellication, twitchingtwitch, jerk(verb)
make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
"his face is twitching"
Synonyms:
hitch, jerk, squeeze, flip, yank, flick, pinch, tweet, buck, twingejerk, twitch(verb)
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
"The patient's legs were jerkings"
Synonyms:
hitch, yank, jerk, squeeze, flip, buck, flick, pinch, tweet, twingeflip, twitch(verb)
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Synonyms:
thumb, pitch, throw, interchange, toss, flip over, turn over, flick, riff, leaf, tack, alternate, riffle, twinge, tweet, flip-flop, flip, squeeze, flip out, pinch, switch, jerk, skypinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch(verb)
squeeze tightly between the fingers
"He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle"
Synonyms:
cabbage, hook, pressure, nobble, thrust, clip, rack, sting, hale, filch, gouge, tweet, top, jerk, force, lift, shove, crimp, abstract, twinge, compress, hug, flip, pilfer, embrace, prick, purloin, snarf, compact, press, extort, stuff, squeeze, sneak, contract, squash, nip off, bosom, twirp, pinch, swipe, wring, mash, coerce, snip off, wedge, squelch, snip, constrict, crush, vellicatetwitch(verb)
move or pull with a sudden motion
Dictionary of English Synonymes
twitch(v. a.)
Synonyms:
pull suddenly, snatch, jerk, yerk, plucktwitch(n.)
Synonyms:
jerk, quick pulltwitch(n.)
Synonyms:
spasm, twitching, sudden contraction (as of the muscles)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "twitch":
spasm, contractile, shudder, tremor, contraction, tremble, jolt
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#104 | top | |
#422 | press | |
#992 | stuff | |
#1022 | force | |
#1204 | contract | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#1608 | pressure | |
#1810 | switch | |
#2549 | clip | |
#2872 | sky | |
#3048 | compact | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4499 | lift | |
#4680 | rack | |
#5029 | leaf | |
#5125 | alternate | |
#5613 | hook | |
#6268 | pitch | |
#7356 | flip | |
#7799 | thumb | |
#8285 | buck | |
#10795 | embrace | |
#11614 | squash | |
#12398 | crush | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#12778 | interchange | |
#13411 | wedge | |
#13626 | hale | |
#13787 | squeeze | |
#13972 | hug | |
#14457 | sting | |
#14556 | jerk | |
#14594 | hitch | |
#14874 | toss | |
#15194 | tack | |
#16203 | sneak | |
#16414 | cabbage | |
#16465 | flick | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#19418 | contraction | |
#19529 | compress | |
#20204 | mash | |
#22575 | riff | |
#23816 | snip | |
#28087 | prick | |
#28820 | jolt | |
#28948 | shove | |
#32051 | bosom | |
#33970 | yank | |
#34004 | tremor | |
#34150 | crimp | |
#35877 | twitch | |
#37290 | shudder | |
#38462 | swipe | |
#41577 | tremble | |
#45481 | spasm | |
#48826 | coerce | |
#52478 | twitching | |
#60356 | gouge | |
#62045 | squelch | |
#63716 | contractile | |
#69333 | wring | |
#70369 | riffle | |
#73889 | tweet | |
#91682 | extort | |
#96993 | snarf | |
#104149 | twinge | |
#108267 | constrict | |
#176519 | filch | |
#199693 | pilfer |
How to use twitch in a sentence?
In line with our policies, President Trump's channel has been issued a temporary suspension from Twitch for comments made on stream, and the offending content has been removed.
We invite everyone to come back, if they do something that's out of bounds of our updated policies or Twitch guidelines then we will moderate the stream appropriately.
What I genuinely believe happened is that these record labels have only recently truly caught wind of what Twitch is and saw the money-making opportunity there.
Twitch hasn't been that aggressive in defending their position. They haven't dramatically changed their philosophy.
We're currently holding talks with Twitch to sign a settlement agreement. The service has given us tools to combat pirate broadcasts and we are now only talking about compensation for damages between August and November.
Translations for twitch
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- تويتشArabic
- škubnutíCzech
- Zuckung, ZuckenGerman
- ticSpanish
- nykäisy, nytkähtää, hätkähtää, säpsähdys, sätky, bongaus, nykäys, nytkähdys, nykäistä, bongataFinnish
- tic, spasmerFrench
- tic, spasimare, spasimoItalian
- 引き攣り, けいれんJapanese
- arawhiti, tākiri, tamaki, kōwhiti, waitakiriMāori
- vogelspotten, rukken, vogelenDutch
- contração muscularPortuguese
- TIC nervosRomanian
- дёргаться, тик, дёрнуть, судорога, подёргивание, дёрнуться, дёргатьRussian
- trzaj, trzati, tik, тик, трзајSerbo-Croatian
- дертисяUkrainian
- جڑناUrdu
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