twitch

ぴくぴく動く、けいれんする

小さく急に動く。自分で抑えられないことが多い。

やさしい英語で： To make a small, sudden movement, often without being able to control it.

• My eyelid keeps twitching.
• The cat's tail twitched as it watched the bird.
• His fingers were twitching nervously during the interview.

類義語： jerk, spasm

よく使う表現： twitch nervously, begin to twitch, twitch in sleep, start to twitch

ぴくっと動かす

体の一部を小さく、急に動かす。

やさしい英語で： To make a body part move slightly and suddenly.

• The rabbit twitched its nose.
• He twitched an eyebrow when he heard the price.
• She twitched her fingers to signal that she was awake.

使い方： twitch something (She twitched her nose at the unpleasant smell.)

類義語： wiggle, jerk

よく使う表現： twitch someone's nose, twitch an eyebrow, twitch someone's fingers

ぐいと引く

物を短く鋭い動きで引っ張る。

やさしい英語で： To pull something with a short, sharp movement.

• She twitched my sleeve to get my attention.
• He twitched the rope sharply.
• The child twitched the cloth off the table.

使い方： twitch something aside (He twitched the curtain aside to see outside.)

類義語： jerk, tug, yank

よく使う表現： twitch someone's sleeve, twitch something aside, twitch a rope

ぴくつき、けいれん

体の一部の小さく急な動き。自分で抑えられないことが多い。

やさしい英語で： A small, sudden movement of a body part, often one you cannot control.

• I have a twitch in my eye.
• A slight twitch of his mouth suggested amusement.
• The doctor asked about her frequent muscle twitches.

使い方： a twitch in something (He noticed a twitch in his cheek.); a twitch of something (A twitch of her eyebrow revealed her surprise.)

類義語： spasm, jerk

よく使う表現： nervous twitch, muscle twitch, twitch of something