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twitching (encz) | twitching,cukání n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Twitching (gcide) | Twitch \Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twitching.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian;
akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a
hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf.
Tweak.]
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick
motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch
a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of
grapes.
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Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.
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twitching (wn) | twitching
n 1: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous
condition [syn: twitch, twitching, vellication] |
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Twitching (gcide) | Twitch \Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twitched; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twitching.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian;
akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a
hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf.
Tweak.]
To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick
motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch
a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of
grapes.
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Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.
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