twitch

Nouns

Verbs

  • (v) make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
    • his face is twitching
    jerk,
  • (v) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
    • The patient's legs were jerkings
    jerk,
  • (v) toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air flip,
  • (v) squeeze tightly between the fingers
    • He pinched her behind
    • She squeezed the bottle
    nip, pinch, tweet, twinge, squeeze,
  • (v) move or pull with a sudden motion

Synonyms

twitching vellication jerk flip nip pinch tweet twinge squeeze

Words of close approximity

twitching