pɪntʃ skwiːz twiːt twɪnd͡ʒ twɪt͡ʃ twɪt͡ʃ ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion his face is twitching move or pull with a sudden motion squeeze tightly between the fingers He pinched her behind She squeezed the bottle move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions The patient's legs were jerking toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition