twitch

[ twich ]
/ twɪtʃ /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

Origin of twitch

1125–75; Middle English twicchen (v.); akin to Old English twiccian to pluck; cognate with German zwicken to pinch

OTHER WORDS FROM twitch

twitch·er, noun twitch·ing·ly, adverb un·twitched, adjective un·twitch·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for twitch

twitch
/ (twɪtʃ) /

verb

noun

Derived forms of twitch

twitching, adjective, noun

Word Origin for twitch

Old English twiccian to pluck; related to Old High German zwecchōn to pinch, Dutch twicken

Medical definitions for twitch

twitch
[ twĭch ]

v.

To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk.
To move jerkily or spasmodically.
To ache sharply from time to time; twinge.

n.

A sudden involuntary or spasmodic muscular movement.