Main entry: twitch, twitching, vellication
Definition: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Definition: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Usage: his face is twitching
Main entry: twitch
Definition: move or pull with a sudden motion
Main entry: nip, tweet, twinge, twitch, pinch, squeeze
Definition: squeeze tightly between the fingers
Usage: He pinched her behind; She squeezed the bottle
Definition: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Usage: The patient's legs were jerkings
Definition: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air