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  • noun Plural form of twitch.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of twitch.

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Examples

  • While Depp's Mort is all about nervous energy expressed in twitches and constant activity, Turturro's Shooter almost always stands still.

    Simple Tricks and Nonsense: Movie Review: Secret Window 2004

  • While Depp's Mort is all about nervous energy expressed in twitches and constant activity, Turturro's Shooter almost always stands still.

    Simple Tricks and Nonsense: March 2004 Archives 2004

  • This style of plug is usually fished in twitches, which cause the plug to dive, wiggle, and then float gently back to the surface.

    The Top 10 BASS Lures 1999

  • This style of plug is usually fished in twitches, which cause the plug to dive, wiggle, and then float gently back to the surface.

    The Top 10 BASS Lures 1999

  • He is thin and weak, with a mangy-looking little beard, speaks with a hissing sound, and after every word twitches the right side of his face and jerkily shrugs his right shoulder.

    Love Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

  • She's a family friend, and though Mr. Darnay certain gives her the "twitches" again - high amusement! she certainly understands the lay of the emotional landscape better than Mr. Jarvis Lorry, who is still mucking around Dr. Manette's psyche, wondering why he doesn't delve into the whole ten-years-of-imprisonment thing.

    Archive 2008-09-01 a. fortis 2008

  • She's a family friend, and though Mr. Darnay certain gives her the "twitches" again - high amusement! she certainly understands the lay of the emotional landscape better than Mr. Jarvis Lorry, who is still mucking around Dr. Manette's psyche, wondering why he doesn't delve into the whole ten-years-of-imprisonment thing.

    The WritingYA Weblog: TBR3: The Gathering Dark tanita davis 2008

  • People who belong to this online community are called "twitches," and the constant stream of Instant Messages is called "tweets."

    CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2007 2007

  • My mom worries so much that her life is very often taken up with asking, “What’s wrong?” every time he so much as winces, moans, or twitches, which is often.

    Heart issues and food poisoning « The Life and Times of Organic Mama 2007

  • The problem: When I use the lens normaly I cant see anything but as soon as I use TC: s I experience that the pictures "twitches" to the left when I am taking the shot.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2009

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