NOUN | state | twitching, twitch, vellication | a sudden muscle spasm |
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Sounds | twih'chihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | A sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition. | |
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Synonyms | twitch, vellication | |
Narrower | blepharism | Condition in which a person blinks continuously |
fasciculation | muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers | |
fibrillation | muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination | |
tic | A local and habitual twitching especially in the face | |
Broader | spasm, cramp, muscle spasm | A painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
Spanish | contracción nerviosa, espasmo nervioso, tic | |
Verbs | twitch | make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion |
twitch | move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions |
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