Twitch: meaning, definitions and examples
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twitch
[ twɪtʃ ]
online streaming platform
Twitch is a popular online streaming platform where users can watch and broadcast live streams. It is widely used by gamers to showcase their gameplay, but also features content such as music, art, and talk shows.
Synonyms
live streaming service, streaming platform
Examples of usage
- Many gamers use Twitch to connect with their audience and build a community.
- Twitch has become a hub for creative content creators to share their work with a global audience.
to jerk or pull suddenly
To 'twitch' means to make a sudden quick movement or pull with a jerk. It can also refer to a sudden spasmodic contraction of muscles.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The rabbit twitched its nose before darting away into the bushes.
- The fish twitched on the line as the angler reeled it in.
Translations
Translations of the word "twitch" in other languages:
🇵🇹 contração
- espasmo
- tremor
🇮🇳 मरोड़
- झटका
- कंपन
🇩🇪 Zucken
- Spasmus
- Zittern
🇮🇩 kedutan
- kejang
- gemetar
🇺🇦 сіпання
- спазм
- тремтіння
🇵🇱 drgawka
- skurcz
- drżenie
🇯🇵 痙攣 (けいれん)
- びくり
- 震え (ふるえ)
🇫🇷 contraction
- spasme
- tremblement
🇪🇸 contracción
- espasmo
- temblor
🇹🇷 seğirme
- spazm
- titreme
🇰🇷 경련
🇸🇦 تشنج
- ارتجاف
- اهتزاز
🇨🇿 škubání
- křeč
- třes
🇸🇰 šklbanie
- kŕč
- tras
🇨🇳 抽搐
- 痉挛
- 颤抖
🇸🇮 trzanje
- krč
- tresenje
🇮🇸 kippi
- krampi
- skjálfti
🇰🇿 дірілдеу
- құрысу
- дірілдеу
🇬🇪 ჩამოწყვეტა
- სპაზმი
- კანკალი
🇦🇿 titrəmə
- spazm
- titrəmə
🇲🇽 contracción
- espasmo
- temblor
Word origin
The word 'twitch' originated from Middle English 'twicchen', which meant to pluck or pull sharply. Over time, it evolved to encompass sudden jerking movements or spasms. In the context of the online streaming platform, Twitch was founded in 2011 and quickly gained popularity among gamers and content creators.
See also: twitching.