Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of one who or that which twitches; especially, an involuntary convulsive jerking of the muscles, etc. See
twitch , n., 2.
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- noun
compulsive bird watching by people (twitchers ) who travel long distances to see rare species - verb Present participle of
twitch . - adjective That
twitches .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
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Examples
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We can’t see them, except for a bit of net curtain twitching from the caravans, and the odd small cluster of garishly dressed ginger-headed teenagers who walk around us in circles, then stand out of earshot to make obvious mobile phone calls.
Everyday Ends With A Why « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2006
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I was not sniffling, though my face might well have been drawn and twitching from the pain.
Chapter 4 2010
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Then, last Saturday, Liverpool adjusted to cope with the pre-match loss of two key players, came back from conceding an early goal, and proceeded to thoroughly humiliate Manchester United at Old Trafford: "Ferguson, standing on the touchline in a coat reminiscent of Michael Foot, had the legs cut from under him and took to twitching from a seat in the dugout," whilst Wayne Rooney was reduced to an arm-whirling figure of anger and despair.
Archive 2009-03-01 Gordon McCabe 2009
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The nights he slept away in twitching unconsciousness.
THE APOSTATE 2010
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The top 10 are: talking about the weather, great at queueing, sarcasm, watching soaps, getting drunk, a love of bargains, a love of curtain twitching, stiff upper lip, love of all television and moaning.
Weblogs Maxine 2009
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The nights he slept away in twitching unconsciousness.
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The top 10 are: talking about the weather, great at queueing, sarcasm, watching soaps, getting drunk, a love of bargains, a love of curtain twitching, stiff upper lip, love of all television and moaning.
The good, the bad and the British Maxine 2008
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The top 10 are: talking about the weather, great at queueing, sarcasm, watching soaps, getting drunk, a love of bargains, a love of curtain twitching, stiff upper lip, love of all television and moaning.
November 2008 Maxine 2008
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The top 10 are: talking about the weather, great at queueing, sarcasm, watching soaps, getting drunk, a love of bargains, a love of curtain twitching, stiff upper lip, love of all television and moaning.
The good, the bad and the British Maxine 2008
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What makes me so incensed my eyeballs are twitching is that, for the past few days, I have been forced to do just that: wait.
Archive 2006-05-01 2006
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