twitch
noun/verb17 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.4
a twitch specifically in a muscle
a small, barely noticeable twitch
a small, sudden movement of a muscle, caused by nervousness
a small, slight twitch
a twitch that you cannot control
to experience a recurring twitch
to make a single, sudden twitching movement
to start having a twitch that you did not have before
to twitch because of feeling nervous
to make a small, barely noticeable twitching movement
to make a small twitching movement
to twitch with great force
to twitch without meaning to
to twitch in a way that you cannot stop
to twitch in a violent, uncontrolled way
twitch with5.2
used to express the cause of the twitch (e.g., with suppressed laughter)
twitch in5.0
used to express the emotion causing the twitch (e.g., in amusement)