twitch´ing|ly

twitch´ing|ly
twitch «twihch», verb, noun.
–v.i., v.t.
1. to move with a quick jerk: »

The child's mouth twitched as if she were about to cry.

2. to pull with a sudden tug or jerk; pull (at): »

She twitched the curtain aside.

–n.
1. a slight, involuntary movement of a muscle or a quick, jerky movement of some part of the body.
2. a short, sudden pull or jerk: »

He felt a twitch at his watch chain.

SYNONYM(S): tug.
3. a sharp pain; twinge.
[Middle English twicchen, related to Old English twiccian to pluck]
twitch´er, noun.
twitch´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • twitch´er — twitch «twihch», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to move with a quick jerk: »The child s mouth twitched as if she were about to cry. 2. to pull with a sudden tug or jerk; pull (at): »She twitched the curtain aside. –n. 1. a slight, involuntary… …   Useful english dictionary

  • twitching — twitch·ing (twichґing) the occurrence of a single contraction or a series of contractions of a muscle; see twitch …   Medical dictionary

  • Brian Michael Bendis — Infobox Comics creator imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date and age|1967|08|18 location = Cleveland, Ohio deathdate = deathplace = nationality = American area = Comic book writer alias = notable works = Ultimate Spider Man… …   Wikipedia

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • vel|li|cate — «VEHL uh kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing. Medicine. –v.t. Obsolete. to pluck, nip, pinch, or tear (the body) with small, sharp points. –v.i. to twitch or move convulsively. ╂[< Latin vellicāre (with English ate1) < vellere to pluck ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rough for Radio II — is a radio play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in French in 1961 as Pochade radiophonique and published in Minuit 16, November 1975. Beckett translated the work into English shortly before its broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 13th April 1976.… …   Wikipedia

  • Rush Limbaugh — For other members of the Limbaugh family, see Limbaugh family. Rush Limbaugh …   Wikipedia

  • Situation comedy — A situation comedy, usually referred to as a sitcom, is a genre of comedy programs which originated in radio. Today, sitcoms are found almost exclusively on television as one of its dominant narrative forms. Sitcoms usually consist of recurring… …   Wikipedia

  • Shade's Children — Infobox Book | name = Shade s Children image caption = Cover of the hardback, first edition author = Garth Nix cover artist = Elliot Earls (paperback edition) country = Australian language = English genre = Science fiction, Fantasy novel… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Brown University people — The following is a partial list of notable Brown University people, known as Brunonians. It includes alumni, professors, and others associated with Brown University. Notable alumni Note: Class of is used to denote the graduation class of… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”