Synonyms for twitch
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1. twitch, twitching, vellication(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   vellication, twitching

2. twitch, jerk(verb)

   make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

   "his face is twitching"

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

3. jerk, twitch(verb)

   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, 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, sky

5. pinch, 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, vellicate

6. twitch(verb)

   move or pull with a sudden motion

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

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

1. twitch(v. a.)

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

2. twitch(n.)

   Synonyms:
   jerk, quick pull

3. twitch(n.)

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

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

1. twitch(n)

   Synonyms:
   jerk, twitching, vellication

2. twitch(v)

   Synonyms:
   jerk, snatch, vellicate

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

1. List of paraphrases:

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

How to pronounce twitch?

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US English

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British

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use twitch in a sentence?

1. 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)

2. Lee Trink:

   Twitch hasn't been that aggressive in defending their position. They haven't dramatically changed their philosophy.

3. The US Army:

   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.

4. James Eklund:

   States depend on water that originates here, and as a result, everybody watches us. If we twitch on water, everybody notices.

5. 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.

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