twitched
past simple and past participle oftwitch
twitch
verb
uk/twɪtʃ/us/twɪtʃ/twitchverb(MOVE SLIGHTLY)
[IorT]
(tocause) to make asuddensmallmovementwith apartof thebody, usually withoutintendingto:
Hetriedtosuppressasmilebutfeltthecornerof hismouthtwitch.
She twitched hernoselike arabbit.
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Making short, sudden movements
twitchverb(PULL)
[T]
to give something asuddenlightpull:
You'llfeelsomething twitch thelinewhen you get afish.
curtains twitch
UKinformaldisapproving
If you say thatcurtainstwitch, youmeanthat someone is veryinterestedin whattheirneighbours(=peoplewholivenear them)are doing andtriestofindout bylookingout of thewindowwithout beingseen:
It iseasytoimaginethecurtainstwitchingfuriouslywhen ayoungcouplemovedinto theareaandrefusedtocliptheirhedges.
Westrolledthrough thevillagestreets. Curtains twitched; black-cladgrannieseyedus withcuriosity.
Theylivedinfearthat behind twitchingnetcurtainslivedintolerantratherthanmerelycuriouspeople.
twitch (the/your) curtains
UKinformaldisapproving
to be veryinterestedin whatyourneighbours(=peoplewholivenear you)are doing andtrytofindout bylookingout of thewindowwithout beingseen:
Whoneedsto twitchcurtains, when theneighboursareperformingon thefrontlawnwithspotlightsand abackingband?
Twitching thecurtainsis stillpopular, with 74percentofpeopleclaimingtofindthe Neighbourhood Watchsystemreassuring.
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- drawsomethingup
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitchsomethingup
- pluck
- reel
- reelsomethingin/out
- retract
- retractable
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- trail
- twitch
- yank
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Curiosity
Examplesoftwitched
twitched
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Itwitcheda little when he said that.
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I only wish that every time hetwitchedhis face he would spend another £1 million.
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As a result, he was fairly emaciated, slurred his words, andtwitched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was enchanted by her intelligence, her kindness, and the way her nosetwitchedwhen she laughed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His cartwitchedback and forth, and then slid across to the inside of the track at nearly top speed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When a priest was possessed his whole body shook in convulsions and his fleshtwitched...
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She sank to the ground, and her fingertwitchedand was still.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Other students said the dog had not struggled, but had merelytwitched.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Savage's cartwitchedback and forth, then slid across to the inside of the track at nearly top speed, hitting the angled inside wall nearly head-on.
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