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Meanings of
twitching
in English
A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition.
twitch
vellication
Symptom.
jerking
muscle twitch
muscle twitching
Related terms
symptom
Synonyms
Examples for "
jerking
"
jerking
muscle twitch
muscle twitching
Examples for "
jerking
"
1
Soon my body started
jerking
about in an unexpected and unfamilar way.
2
Reverse the exercise,
jerking
the shoulders backward in similar manner while inhaling.
3
I felt my body shuddering and
jerking
with the power of it.
4
The camera made a
jerking
motion left as it redirected its aim.
5
The men were engaged in hunting and
jerking
deer and elk meat.
1
Over the years I've noticed a specific
muscle
twitch
,
just here .
2
No response, though I saw a
muscle
twitch
in his jaw.
3
Was I wrong or did a
muscle
twitch
on his face?
4
What you saw was nothing but an involuntary
muscle
twitch
.
5
Woodward saw a
muscle
twitch
in the preacher's gray-grizzled jaw.
1
Her right arm had a cut that showed
muscle
twitching
and bloody.
2
Treatment involves limiting further absorption and controlling seizures and
muscle
twitching
.
3
Hearing loss, fainting, ringing in the ears, skin tingling,
muscle
twitching
,
and convulsions.
4
Scatty didn't move, and only the
muscle
twitching
in Flamel's jaw betrayed his surprise.
5
One patient who received three 1 mg doses of ondansetron experienced tremors and
muscle
twitching
.
Usage of
twitching
in English
1
Took her three weeks to stop
twitching
every time somebody mentioned rules.
2
I remained as still as possible, my hands
twitching
against my sides.
3
Symptoms include
muscle
-
twitching
,
a lack of co-ordination and balance, and personality change.
4
The general took it and pressed it mechanically, his lips
twitching
slightly.
5
I was afraid that my foot was going to start
twitching
involuntarily.
6
Of the pensive shepherd,
twitching
his mantle blue: you in an ulster.
7
As he walked away from me, his right hand was still
twitching
.
8
Many seizures involve loss of consciousness, with the body
twitching
or shaking.
9
The Coltranes came back and carried off the
still
-
twitching
Ffinch- Thomas .
10
The
twitching
became an epileptic thrashing that grew more violent every second.
11
Except her
twitching
,
jerking body kept her awake on the cold floor.
12
Kessler started, his lanky body
twitching
as if she'd applied a shock.
13
Shibo heard the confession read without the
twitching
of a facial muscle.
14
He picked up the
twitching
mass and hurled it across the room.
15
His lips were
twitching
;
his eyes were burning points between half-closed lids.
16
Lying on the bales and
twitching
his arms and legs, he whispered:
Other examples for "twitching"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
twitching
twitch
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
nervous twitching
little twitching
Twitching
through the time
Twitching
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common