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Tic Common

Tic has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a local and habitual twitching especially in the face

"After staying up all night, I couldn't stop my eye from doing that annoying tic every time someone spoke to me."

tic
2

A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.

"Don't forget to stop at TIC before you head out to explore the ancient ruins."

3

Initialism of tourist information centre.

Verb
1

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

"After staring at his computer screen for hours, he couldn't help but give himself a nervous eye tic every time someone walked into the room."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
twitch
Rhyming Words
otic etic ictic mutic lotic attic ontic istic vatic octic latic metic artic ustic matic votic retic optic nitic antic
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