TWITCH


Meaning of TWITCH in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ nervous

▪ little , slight

His mouth gave a slight ~.

▪ involuntary

▪ muscle

VERB + TWITCH

▪ have

He has a ~ in his right eye.

▪ develop

▪ give

II.

verb

ADVERB

▪ convulsively , violently

The body ~ed violently and then lay still.

▪ involuntarily , uncontrollably

▪ a little , slightly

▪ nervously

Her fingers ~ed nervously.

PREPOSITION

▪ in , with

The corner of his mouth ~ed in amusement.

His shoulders ~ed with suppressed laughter.

Twitch is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ antenna , ↑ brow , ↑ ear , ↑ eye , ↑ hand , ↑ lip , ↑ mouth , ↑ muscle , ↑ nose , ↑ shoulder , ↑ tail

Twitch is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ear

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .