Synonyms for twitch
verb
To pluck
pull, tug, snatch, yank, clutch, grip, grab, seize, clasp, grasp; see also jerk 1.
To jerk
shiver, shudder, have a fit, kick, work, palpitate, beat, twinge, pain; see also jerk 1.
See twitch in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move or cause to move with a sudden abrupt motion:
jerk, lurch, snap, wrench, yank. See move, push
noun
A nervous shaking of the body:
quake, quiver, shake, shiver1, shudder, thrill, tic, tremor. See repetitionA sudden motion, such as a pull:
jerk, lurch, snap, tug, wrench, yank. See move, push
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