A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
Used in a Sentence
twitches
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for twitches.
Editorial note
The problem comes from micro expressions and little twitches that ehat er're not consciously aware that exist.
Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of twitches gathered in one view.
couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
A live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for twitches.
noun
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
noun
couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
noun
A live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming.
noun
(physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
Example sentences
The problem comes from micro expressions and little twitches that ehat er're not consciously aware that exist.
At least this time its brain scans rather than a hopeful relative interpreting twitches or eye movements.
Coming back from sleep each one has different display twitches; nothing worse than the usual Linux user contempt, but definitely unpolished.
Lucky for my team, when I lie my eye twitches so there is a built-in lie detector.
When I read the original article about them making new laws, the libertarian in me twitches.
Generally the twitches are not severe and don't affect voluntary movements.
The most common side effect is muscle twitches or headaches.
Typically every time I am low on magnesium I experience eye twitches that are quickly disappearing after a few week of magnesium supplements.
I'm new to PostgreSQL and get nervous twitches from using pgAdmin.
I think my eye still twitches when I think of it.
Then add Leap Motion-like gestures -- you can then use finger twitches in the air, away from the screen, to change tools/modes and adjust things along many finely-stepped virtual axes.
The situation hardly seems doomed if everyone has enough time to make their money and split before the company's final death twitches cannot be denied, in which case the company accomplished its mission.
Quote examples
But "dementia, weight loss, unsteadiness, jerking movements and facial twitches" does seem like more than just neuro?
Every time I read "military-grade" on one of their pages, my head twitches.
Just wait until police are equipped with "scientific biometric sensors." If your eye so much as twitches or your voice cracks or your heart beat is not "steady," that will be sufficient.
Or the best option: give it tools and let it actually DO something like "read my message history with my wife, find top 5 gift ideas she might have hinted at and search for options to purchase them" - perfect for a local model, there's no way in hell I'd feed my messages to a public LLM, but the one sitting next to me that I can turn off the second it twitches the wrong way?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use twitches in a sentence?
The problem comes from micro expressions and little twitches that ehat er're not consciously aware that exist.
What does twitches mean?
A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
What part of speech is twitches?
twitches is commonly used as noun.