Tic

Word TIC
Character 3
Hyphenation tic
Pronunciations /tɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Tic"

What do we mean by tic?

A habitual spasmodic muscular movement or contraction, usually of the face or extremities. noun

To have a tic; produce tics. intransitive verb

An African beefeater or ox-pecker; an ox-bird. See cuts under Buphaga and Textor. noun

A habitual spasmodic contraction of certain muscles, especially of the face; twitching; vellication: especially applied to tic-douloureux, or facial neuralgia. See tic-douloureux. noun

A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic. noun

Neuralgia in the face; face ague. See under Face. noun

A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles. noun

Shortened form of ticket noun

To exhibit a tic; to undergo convulsive muscle movements. verb

A local and habitual twitching especially in the face noun

A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.

(by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.

(abbreviation) ticket

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tic

The word "tic" in example sentences

Calculations: Customer SLP tic$tic%originalSLPtic% tic* 16tic% = tic$tic%customerSLPtic%. ` n) tic: = Chr (96) ❋ Unknown (2010)

One of the things that I learned at Viable Paradise was that this can easily happen by accident — you associate a certain tic or action with writing, and your brain seizes on the connection. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My personal tic is the overuse, as you mention, of adverbs and speech descriptors (ask, proposed, acknowledged – etc etc!) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Carlin's most disturbing tic is a faux-intimate style. ❋ Carl Rollyson (2010)

The painful muscular spasms associated with trigeminal neuralgia are sometimes referred to as tic douloureux (tik doo-loo-ruh '; "painful twitch" French). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

Such a twitch is usually known as a tic (a word arising from the same root that "twitch" does, perhaps). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

Such as above, I don’t think saying you “really mean to use” a specific language tic is any more forceful than saying that you “mean to use” them. ❋ Unknown (2007)

While habits are normal, a tic might be a symptom of a health problem. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2010)

By the time he got off the bus, he was clearing his throat every few seconds, which his mom called his tic. ❋ Lisa Tucker (2009)

You really have to get over your name-calling tic in order for me to take you seriously. ❋ Unknown (2009)

My only real problem with it is that the author has a seriously annoying tic, which is to say he seems to be unable to pen a single chapter without Portentous Utterances Of Impending Doom, of the "Little did they know --" variety. ❋ Cristalia (2007)

Another painful condition that can affect the head and face is called trigeminal neuralgia TN; also called tic douloureux. ❋ Michael F. Roizen (2008)

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