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# twitch

«twitch» in Mova's school dictionary: **To make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (twitch, twitches, twitched, twitching); noun (a twitch, twitches)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make a small, quick movement that you do not mean to make: "My eye twitched." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m1)

2) To move something a little and quickly: "The rabbit twitched its nose." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m2)

3) A twitch is such a small quick movement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life you may notice an eyelid twitch when tired, or a rabbit's nose twitch. In stories, curtains "twitch" when nosy neighbours peek out. In science, muscles can twitch on their own. Phrases: twitch its nose, an eye twitch, curtain twitcher.

### examples

- The rabbit twitched its nose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x1)
- My eyelid keeps twitching when I am tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x2)
- The cat's tail twitched as it watched the bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x3)
- The curtain twitched as we walked past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x4)
- He felt a twitch in his leg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x5)
- The dog's paws twitched while it was dreaming. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: twitch, twitched; third person "twitches". A small twitch is usually harmless, often from tiredness. A "twitcher" in the UK is a keen birdwatcher.

### In the corpora

- [The sudden jerk as you fall asleep is a common, harmless muscle twitch, and nobody is sure why it happens.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/363-sleep-and-dreams-in-people/15/)
- [Your dog is fast asleep on the rug, but its paws are paddling, its lips twitch and it gives tiny muffled woofs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses/0/)
- [In one stage the brain is very busy, the eyes flick about under the lids and the body twitches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses/3/)
- [Scientists look for clues instead: brain patterns, moving eyes, twitching legs and changing colours.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/391-do-animals-dream-twitching-dogs-replaying-rats-and-colour-changing-octopuses/7/)
- [Stop stroking a cat when its tail twitches, its skin ripples or its ears turn back.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/23-understanding-cats/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «twitch» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/twitch/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.