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twitch

(tw/I//tS/ )

a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition(noun.state)

Synonym:
twitching, vellication

source: wordnet30
The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden, quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.(noun)

source: webster1913

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion(verb.body)

Example:
His face is twitching.

Synonym:
jerk

source: wordnet30
move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air(verb.motion)

Synonym:
flip

source: wordnet30
squeeze tightly between the fingers(verb.contact)

Synonym:
nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge

source: wordnet30
move or pull with a sudden motion(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of grapes.(verb)

source: webster1913

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