twitch

contraerse, crisparse

Hacer un movimiento pequeño y repentino, a menudo sin poder controlarlo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a small, sudden movement, often without being able to control it.

• My eyelid keeps twitching.
• The cat's tail twitched as it watched the bird.
• His fingers were twitching nervously during the interview.

Sinónimos: jerk, spasm

Expresiones frecuentes: twitch nervously, begin to twitch, twitch in sleep, start to twitch

mover bruscamente, contraer

Hacer que una parte del cuerpo se mueva ligeramente y de repente.

En inglés sencillo: To make a body part move slightly and suddenly.

• The rabbit twitched its nose.
• He twitched an eyebrow when he heard the price.
• She twitched her fingers to signal that she was awake.

Cómo se usa: twitch something (She twitched her nose at the unpleasant smell.)

Sinónimos: wiggle, jerk

Expresiones frecuentes: twitch someone's nose, twitch an eyebrow, twitch someone's fingers

tirar bruscamente, dar un tirón

Tirar de algo con un movimiento corto y brusco.

En inglés sencillo: To pull something with a short, sharp movement.

• She twitched my sleeve to get my attention.
• He twitched the rope sharply.
• The child twitched the cloth off the table.

Cómo se usa: twitch something aside (He twitched the curtain aside to see outside.)

Sinónimos: jerk, tug, yank

Expresiones frecuentes: twitch someone's sleeve, twitch something aside, twitch a rope

espasmo, tic

Movimiento pequeño y repentino de una parte del cuerpo, a menudo involuntario.

En inglés sencillo: A small, sudden movement of a body part, often one you cannot control.

• I have a twitch in my eye.
• A slight twitch of his mouth suggested amusement.
• The doctor asked about her frequent muscle twitches.

Cómo se usa: a twitch in something (He noticed a twitch in his cheek.); a twitch of something (A twitch of her eyebrow revealed her surprise.)

Sinónimos: spasm, jerk

Expresiones frecuentes: nervous twitch, muscle twitch, twitch of something