twitching
present participle oftwitch
| 单词 | twitching |
| 释义 | twitching present participle oftwitch twitch verb uk/twɪtʃ/us/twɪtʃ/twitchverb(MOVE SLIGHTLY)[IorT] (tocause) to make asuddensmallmovementwith apartof thebody, usually withoutintendingto: Hetriedtosuppressasmilebutfeltthecornerof hismouthtwitch. She twitched hernoselike arabbit. Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making short, sudden movements twitchverb(PULL)[T] to give something asuddenlightpull: You'llfeelsomething twitch thelinewhen you get afish. curtains twitch UKinformaldisapproving If you say thatcurtainstwitch, youmeanthat someone is veryinterestedin whattheirneighbours(=peoplewholivenear them)are doing andtriestofindout bylookingout of thewindowwithout beingseen: It iseasytoimaginethecurtainstwitchingfuriouslywhen ayoungcouplemovedinto theareaandrefusedtocliptheirhedges. Westrolledthrough thevillagestreets. Curtains twitched; black-cladgrannieseyedus withcuriosity. Theylivedinfearthat behind twitchingnetcurtainslivedintolerantratherthanmerelycuriouspeople. twitch (the/your) curtains UKinformaldisapproving to be veryinterestedin whatyourneighbours(=peoplewholivenear you)are doing andtrytofindout bylookingout of thewindowwithout beingseen: Whoneedsto twitchcurtains, when theneighboursareperformingon thefrontlawnwithspotlightsand abackingband? Twitching thecurtainsis stillpopular, with 74percentofpeopleclaimingtofindthe Neighbourhood Watchsystemreassuring. Pulling
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Curiosity Examplesoftwitchingtwitching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. As the smoke wafts my way, my nostrils begintwitching, my throat becomes parched, and my resulting cough wakes me up. From theCambridge English Corpus The contractions were not immediate, with muscle fibrestwitchingfor up to 15 s prior to contraction. From theCambridge English Corpus The main clinical features are muscle stiffness, cramps andtwitching(myokymia), which may be localized or generalized. From theCambridge English Corpus He is capable of standing still but you sense his feettwitchingto be on the move once more. From theCambridge English Corpus The muscle tone was increased and the arms and legs showed bursts of intensetwitching, accompanied by observable behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus Throbbing hearts,twitchinglimbs, the pitiable blanching of cheeks would touch even heartless souls. From theCambridge English Corpus This is due in great part to the fact that there are no muscles in this region capable of causing atwitchingof the skin. From theCambridge English Corpus Apart from the muscletwitching(which may be confused with fasciculation or denervation, leading to an erroneous diagnosis of motor neuron disease) physical examination may be normal. From theCambridge English Corpus In wakefulness, an extremely activated brain, irregular respiration, bouts of tachycardia, andtwitchingmuscles coupled with potential extraneous interference from the environment would hardly be considered optimal for memory formation. From theCambridge English Corpus Berenice dies and is buried, only for the servants to discover her bleeding and stilltwitchingbody atop an excavated grave. From theCambridge English Corpus Apart from the muscletwitching(which may be confused with the fasciculation or denervation, leading to an erroneous diagnosis of motor neurone disease) physical examination may be normal. From theCambridge English Corpus It can cause mental confusion, transient nervousness, motor twitchings, headaches, nausea, vomiting and liver damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some, such as dizziness andtwitching, can always be argued to have been caused by something other than organophosphate exposure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Muscles can begin to develop, as it were, a life of their own, causing uncontrollabletwitching, tremors and other abnormal movements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Twitchingmovements, however, suggest that one is much more likely to be dealing with a live body than a dead one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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