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# twitch

verb (twitch, twitches, twitched, twitching); noun (a twitch, twitches)

«twitch» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to make: "My eye twitched." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m1)
2. To move something a little and quickly: "The rabbit twitched its nose." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m2)
3. A twitch is such a small quick movement. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life you may notice an eyelid twitch when tired, or a rabbit's nose twitch. In stories, curtains "twitch" when nosy neighbours peek out. In science, muscles can twitch on their own. Phrases: twitch its nose, an eye twitch, curtain twitcher.

### Examples

- The rabbit twitched its nose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x1)
- My eyelid keeps twitching when I am tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x2)
- The cat's tail twitched as it watched the bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x3)
- The curtain twitched as we walked past. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x4)
- He felt a twitch in his leg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x5)
- The dog's paws twitched while it was dreaming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: twitch, twitched; third person "twitches". A small twitch is usually harmless, often from tiredness. A "twitcher" in the UK is a keen birdwatcher.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «twitch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«twitch» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/twitch.html) on Mova free.