twight

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verb

To twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.

OriginMiddle English twight →
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Meanings

verbtwight (third-person singular simple present twights, present participle twighting, simple past and past participle twight)

present singular third person twights · participle present twighting

  1. obsoleteTo twitch; to cause to twitch; to touch.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtwight
  2. Englishtwight

From Middle English twight, past tense of twicchen. See twitch.

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APA

twight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twight

MLA

“twight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twight.

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