“To twitch” in Japanese
Short answer
To twitch in Japanese is “引きつる” (hikitsuru). Full meaning: to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten.
Other ways to say “To twitch” in Japanese
引きづる
hikizuru to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きづっ
hikizu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きつッ
hikitsu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きづッ
hikizu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きつっ
hikitsu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
ピクピク動く
pikupikuugoku to jerk, to wiggle, to twitch
引きづれ
hikizure to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きづん
hikizun to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きつら
hikitsura to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きづら
hikizura to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
引きつろ
hikitsuro to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten
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