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twitching

/ˈtwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ adjective B2
  1. That twitches.
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He had spoken in jesting vein, but the twitching of his bushy eyebrows bespoke his disappointment and irritation.
The Valley of Fear, p. 8 · C1
He was a thin, gruff, bespectacled man of middle age, his cheeks haggard, and his hands twitching from the nervous strain to which he had been subjected.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 20 · B2
Marilla turned quickly away to hide her twitching face; but it was no use; she collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 124 · C1
“It was your own fault,” said Marilla, twitching down the blind and lighting a lamp.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 177 · C1

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