quetch

intransitive verb

ˈkwech

-ed/-ing/-es

1

chiefly dialectal : twitch, stir

quetching with pain

2

: to break silence : utter a sound

Word History

Etymology

Middle English quecchen, quicchen, from Old English cweccan to shake, shake off, move, vibrate

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