Synonyms for twitch
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1. twitch, twitching, vellicationverb

   a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

   Synonyms:
   vellication, twitching

2. twitch, jerkverb

   make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

   "his face is twitching"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, jerk, squeeze, flip, yank, flick, pinch, tweet, buck, twinge

3. jerk, twitchverb

   move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

   "The patient's legs were jerkings"

   Synonyms:
   hitch, yank, jerk, squeeze, flip, buck, flick, pinch, tweet, twinge

4. flip, twitchverb

   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, sky

5. pinch, squeeze, twinge, tweet, nip, twitchverb

   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, vellicate

6. twitchverb

   move or pull with a sudden motion

   Synonyms:
   jerk, twinge, tweet, flip, pinch, squeeze

Matched Categories

1. • Grip
   • Move
   • Move Involuntarily
   • Pull

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. twitchverb

   Synonyms:
   pull suddenly, snatch, jerk, yerk, pluck

2. twitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   jerk, quick pull

3. twitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   spasm, twitching, sudden contraction (as of the muscles)

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. twitchnoun

   Synonyms:
   jerk, twitching, vellication

2. twitchverb

   Synonyms:
   jerk, snatch, vellicate

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "twitch":

   spasm, contractile, shudder, tremor, contraction, tremble, jolt

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How to use twitch in a sentence?

1. Mikhail Gershkovich:

   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.

2. Pierre Elliott Trudeau:

   Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I can call it that, one is affected by every twitch and grunt. (On relations with the US)

3. Steve Vladeck:

   There's no question that the Buffalo shooting video drives home both the stakes of the HB 20 dispute and what's wrong with HB 20 itself, if any Texas-based account reposted or rebroadcast the Twitch stream, taking that down would, on my reading, clearly violate HB 20. When you deprive social media platforms of the ability to moderate content, you are all but guaranteeing that they will be awash in violent, inappropriate, and otherwise objectionable posts.

4. Ryann Weller:

   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.

5. Mikhail Gershkovich:

   Our suit against Twitch is to defend our exclusive rights to broadcast English Premier League matches and we will continue to actively combat pirate broadcasts, 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.