Definition of Twitched

1. Verb. (past of twitch) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Twitched

1. twitch [v] - See also: twitch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twitched

twistle
twistles
twistless
twistor
twistorial
twistorian
twistors
twists
twists in the wind
twistwood
twisty
twit
twitch
twitch muscle
twitched (current term)
twitchel
twitchels
twitcher
twitchers
twitches
twitchier
twitchiest
twitchily
twitchiness
twitching
twitchingly
twitchings
twitcht

Literary usage of Twitched

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"... And 'twixt each effort Nature claims a ruse, the loose and sable neckcloth stretched, gc twitched, While the tongue falters, as to utterance and oath. ..."

2. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"He rose, and twitched his mantle blue, To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new. ... Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. TWITE. See FRINGILLA. ..."

3. Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor (1883)
"M. de Montaigne, have you ever studied the doctrine of predestination ? nor ever twitched God by the sleeve and swore he should not have his own way. ..."

4. A Confederate Girl's Diary by Sarah Morgan Dawson (1913)
"If my mouth twitched with laughter as I silently commented, the Doctor's did not! I, who always danced on my way, came in lying back on my pillows, ..."

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