twitch

verb/twɪtʃ/

Frequency rank: #5,651 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to make a sudden, quick, involuntary movement or jerk.

Illustration for the English word “twitch”

Example sentence

His eye began to twitch uncontrollably when he was under stress.

Synonyms & related words

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