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(verb) make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching" |
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Synonyms: jerk |
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Related Words: move involuntarily, move reflexively |
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(verb) move or pull with a sudden motion |
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Related Words: draw, force, pull, skitter |
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(noun) a sudden spasm especially one caused by a nervous condition |
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Synonyms: twitching |
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Related Words: cramp, fasciculation, fibrillation, spasm, tic |
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(verb) move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions; "The patient's legs were jerkings" |
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Synonyms: jerk |
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Related Words: jactitate, move |
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(verb) toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air |
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Synonyms: flip |
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Related Words: move |
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(verb) squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" |
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Synonyms: nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, vellicate |
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Related Words: grip |
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