twitch

1. (countable, uncountable)A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.

   I saw a little twitch in the man's face, and knew he was lying.

   Zuckung, Zucken

   подёргиваниеpodjórgivanije, су́дорогаsúdoroga, тикtik

2. (countable, informal, uncountable)Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.

3. (countable, uncountable)A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

   Nasenbremse, Bremse, Klappe

4. (countable, uncountable)A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.

5. (countable, uncountable)The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.

6. (countable, uncountable)A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.

7. (uncountable)Couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)

1. Your left eye is twitching again.

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2. Tom's right eye is twitching again.

   ruУ Тома опять правый глаз дёргается.

   deToms rechtes Auge begann wieder zu zucken.

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3. Tom's right eyelid twitches.

   deTom hat Zuckungen am rechten Augenlid.

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4. Tom started twitching.

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5. Tom's left eye started twitching.

   ruЛевый глаз Тома начал вздрагивать.

   deToms linkes Auge begann zu zucken.

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