twitch, v.
(twitched, twitches, twitching)
freq. cnt. 6
(twitched, twitches, twitching)
freq. cnt. 6
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 ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody's (body part) ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
verb group
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 ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
move or pull with a sudden motion
<verb.contact>
twitch
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
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 somethingSomething ----s something
They %s the trees
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
<verb.motion>
flip twitch