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twitch
What does twitch mean?
twitch (verb): to jerk sharply and briefly.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use twitch in a sentence?
- His face is twitching. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce twitch?
/twɪtʃ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does twitch come from?
From Middle English twicchen, from Old English *twiċċan, from Proto-West Germanic *twikkijan (“to nail, pin, fasten, clasp, pinch”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to twitch
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “twitch”?
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What does “twitch” mean?
to allow to, not to prevent
Not quite: that's what let means.
obtain or provide money for
Not quite: that's what finance means.
to jerk sharply and briefly
Right! That's what “twitch” means.
send via the postal service
Not quite: that's what mail means.
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