Crossword clues for twitched
twitched
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear.
--Pope.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: twitch)
Usage examples of "twitched".
His hand, gigantic next to hers, clenched and twitched as she undid the wrist fastening, and the plas-canvas fabric flapped free against the man's ribs.
Maxil was about to make a straight-line plunge through the dancers for his brother, but I twitched his robe and held him back.
The Hrrubans' noses twitched so frequently, they must be sensitive to odor.
Still muttering under his breath, Ken twitched his resisting body this way and that.
Todd's hand twitched in his and Ken suppressed the inclination to squeeze it admonitorily.
The Appaloosa mare rolled her eyes and twitched, but showed none of the other signs of hysteria displayed by the younger mounts.
His hands twitched, showing the tension that he wouldn't allow his face to reveal.
DeVeer, for once feeling completely overwhelmed, twitched the nearest one free and poised it over the quintuplicate form.
The Treaty Controller's tail twitched once from side to side behind him.
She said nothing, but her tail twitched once before she draped it demurely to one side instead of sticking it through the gap in the chair back intended for the Hrruban caudal appendage.
Hrriss's nostrils twitched, and his ears swivelled forward expectantly.
Hrrunna twitched in her sleep, and gave a squeaky little moan which brought a loving smile from her dam.
It twitched its dark satin skin here and there as if ffies troubled it.
Not looking back, he twitched his tail at her and led Teddy away, water still dripping off their furs.
He twitched muzzle and whiskers and his tail lashed in angry switchings.