Collocations for "twitch"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "twitch" in context.
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twitch
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- my [jaw, leg, hand, eyebrow] was twitching
- was twitching [involuntarily, madly, constantly]
- made him twitch
- his [lips, nose, ears] twitched
- the [girl's, rabbit's] nose twitched
- the [dog, rabbit] twitched its ears
- twitched when it [saw, smelled, sensed]
- twitched in [fear, pain, despair, response]
- couldn't stop her [hands, fingers, legs] from twitching
- twitched the [line, rope, rod]
- a [sudden, nervous, light] twitch
- felt a twitch of [pain, resentment, worry, rage, guilt, annoyance]