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twitchlike en · ADJ

Etymology

From twitch + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling a twitch.
   • Though this research is in the formative stage, I am encouraged by what appears to be a dual manifestation of cardiac and neurological shutoff typified by simultaneous twitchlike movement of the eyes combined with a measurable slackening of the lips. 2000, Jonathan Kellerman, Dr. Death: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Random House, →ISBN, page 62:
   • If a twitchlike increment in force is obtained with stimulation of the nerve innervating part of the contracting muscles, suboptimal motoneuron output is obvious. 2006 June, S[imon] C. Gandevia, J. L. Taylor, “Supraspinal fatigue: the effects of caffeine on human muscle performance”, in Journal of Applied Physiology, volume 100, number 6, Bethesda, M.D.: American Physiological Society, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, →PMID, page 1749, column 1:
   • Tomas' hands worked open and closed in a twitchlike grab at the straw, writhing slightly. 1976, Leon Uris, Trinity, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday & Company, Inc., →ISBN, page 50:

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