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 To give, or cause to give, a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement 
      “Casey felt her heart shudder and her lips twitch upwards into a smile.” 
  
To cause to move in a specified direction by giving a sharp pull 
      “This is the moment I have been waiting for as I twitch the fishing line to impart life into the fly.” 
  
To twist or pinch with a sharp or sudden movement 
To feel a stinging sensation 
To damage (a muscle, ligament, etc.) by abnormal strain 
A short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement 
      “Each one stood in a perfect square, without so much as a twitch of movement.” 
  
A sudden pull or jerk 
      “Antzane gave us a deep nod and a twitch of her skirt.” 
  
A sudden sharp sensation, either physical or emotional 
      “Right at that moment, I felt a twitch in my neck, a small, minor pain.” 
  
A wiggling or twitching movement 
A painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles 
A nervous wriggling or twitching motion 
A sudden burst of intense emotion 
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