tic

Meaning

Noun

1. A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
2. (broadly) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.

Verb

To exhibit a tic; to undergo a sudden, semi-voluntary muscle movement.

Synonyms

band

contortion

contraction

convulse

crick

fancy

fasciculation

ligament

shake

🫨

shiver

shudder

tremble

whim

Translations

tic

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Tic

ticchio

tijk

tique

trekking

Tick

tic

Spleen

zenuwtrekking

التشنج اللاإرادي

tik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɪk/

Etymology

Borrowed from French tic.