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twitching



ADJECTIVE
writhing
Synonyms


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Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.

From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026

And right now, with the yield curve doing interpretive dance and credit spreads twitching like a politician’s eye during a deposition, banks have decided that the most profitable thing they can do is absolutely nothing.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025

So, within our patch of common ground, all kinds of civic muscles start twitching again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

In the dock, Filipov, 36, cut a gaunt but muscular figure, twitching slightly like a boxer before a fight as he attempted to defuse awkward questions about his tattoos.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025

Even in the shadow of the hood Taran could see the features of the enchantress moving and twitching in what he feared was impatience.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander




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