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twitch, v.
(twitched, twitches, twitching)
freq. cnt. 6
more info make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
<verb.body>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

jerk twitch

sample sentences

"his face is twitching"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s
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lexical pointers
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more info move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
<verb.motion>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2

jerk twitch

sample sentences

"The patient's legs were jerkings"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
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more info move or pull with a sudden motion
<verb.contact>

twitch

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
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more info squeeze tightly between the fingers
<verb.contact>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

nip pinch squeeze tweet twinge twitch

sample sentences

"He pinched her behind"
"She squeezed the bottle"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
They %s the trees

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
more info toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
<verb.motion>

flip twitch

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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