twitch
verb
[ twɪtʃ ]
• give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.
• "her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered"
• use a twitch to subdue (a horse).
twitch
noun
• a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.
• "his mouth gave a slight twitch"
Similar:
spasm,
convulsive movement,
convulsion,
jerk,
flutter,
quiver,
tremor,
shiver,
shudder,
tic,
• a small noose attached to a stick, which may be twisted around the upper lip or the ear of a horse to subdue it during veterinary procedures.
Origin:
Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Old English twiccian ‘to pluck, pull sharply’.
