antenna twitches
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Used to describe the sudden, jerky movement of an insect's antenna; often used figuratively.
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Examples (10)
- The ant's antennae twitch as it senses danger.
- A slight breeze made the butterfly's antennae twitch.
- The journalist's political antennae twitched when he heard the vague answer.
- I watched the cockroach for a moment, its long antennae twitching nervously.
- As an experienced detective, her antennae would twitch at the slightest inconsistency in a story.
- The moth's delicate antennae were twitching frantically near the lamp.
- Mention of a potential merger made every investor's antennae in the room twitch.
- His social antennae twitched, sensing the tension between the couple.
- The beetle explored the leaf, its antennae twitching to gather information.
- Her maternal antennae twitched the moment she heard her child's faint cry.