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Meanings of twitching in inglés

A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition.

Symptom.

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Usage of twitching in inglés
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Took her three weeks to stop twitching every time somebody mentioned rules.
The Atrocity Archives
2
I remained as still as possible, my hands twitching against my sides.
Gentlemen prefer succubi
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Symptoms include muscle-twitching, a lack of co-ordination and balance, and personality change.
The Irish Times
4
The general took it and pressed it mechanically, his lips twitching slightly.
The Translation of a Savage, Volume 1
5
I was afraid that my foot was going to start twitching involuntarily.
Seize the night
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Of the pensive shepherd, twitching his mantle blue: you in an ulster.
The Longest Journey
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As he walked away from me, his right hand was still twitching.
The Storyteller
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Many seizures involve loss of consciousness, with the body twitching or shaking.
Reuters
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The Coltranes came back and carried off the still-twitching Ffinch- Thomas .
Something from the nightside
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The twitching became an epileptic thrashing that grew more violent every second.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
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Except her twitching, jerking body kept her awake on the cold floor.
Unity
12
Kessler started, his lanky body twitching as if she'd applied a shock.
Takeover
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Shibo heard the confession read without the twitching of a facial muscle.
Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story
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He picked up the twitching mass and hurled it across the room.
Sympathy for the devil
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His lips were twitching; his eyes were burning points between half-closed lids.
Over the Pass
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Lying on the bales and twitching his arms and legs, he whispered:
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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