0 present participle of twitch
1 (to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to:
As the smoke wafts my way, my nostrils begin twitching, my throat becomes parched, and my resulting cough wakes me up.
The contractions were not immediate, with muscle fibres twitching for up to 15 s prior to contraction.
The main clinical features are muscle stiffness, cramps and twitching (myokymia), which may be localized or generalized.
He is capable of standing still but you sense his feet twitching to be on the move once more.
The muscle tone was increased and the arms and legs showed bursts of intense twitching, accompanied by observable behavior.
Throbbing hearts, twitching limbs, the pitiable blanching of cheeks would touch even heartless souls.
This is due in great part to the fact that there are no muscles in this region capable of causing a twitching of the skin.
Apart from the muscle twitching (which may be confused with fasciculation or denervation, leading to an erroneous diagnosis of motor neuron disease) physical examination may be normal.
