twitch
Noun
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subtypes:
- tic - a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
- blepharism - condition in which a person blinks continuously
- fibrillation - muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination
- fasciculation - muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers
same as: twitching, vellication
Verb
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is a type of: move involuntarily, move reflexively - move in an uncontrolled mannersubtypes: fibrillate - make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movementssame as: jerk
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsame as: jerk
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsame as: flip
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is a type of: grip - hold fast or firmly
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subtypes: skitter - twitch the hook of a fishing line through or along the surface of water
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