Definition of "twitch" []

• To draw, pull, or move suddenly and sharply; jerk: I twitched my fishing line. (verb-transitive)
• To move jerkily or spasmodically. See Synonyms at jerk1. (verb-intransitive)
• To ache sharply from time to time; twinge. (verb-intransitive)
• A sudden involuntary or spasmodic muscular movement: a twitch of the eye. (noun)
• A sudden pulling; a tug: The fish gave my line a twitch. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "I've had a good life. * twitches a little* And now, now I get to finally see Silicon Heaven. * twitch twitch* Silicon Heaven IS real!"
• "RD is in fact the greatest work in English. * twitch twitch* I'm almost done, almost done, almost done ...."
• "I look forward to each and every excruciating minute of the next four cigarette free-hours. * twitch twitch* Yes, indeed. previous -- next"