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- [tik]
- /tɪk/
- /tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tik]
- /tɪk/
Definitions of tic word
- noun tic Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux. 1
- noun tic a persistent or recurrent behavioral trait; personal quirk: her distinctive verbal tics. 1
- noun tic involuntary twitch 1
- countable noun tic If someone has a tic, a part of their face or body keeps making a small uncontrollable movement, for example because they are tired or have a nervous illness. 0
- noun tic spasmodic twitching of a particular group of muscles 0
- noun tic any involuntary, regularly repeated, spasmodic contraction of a muscle, generally of neurotic origin 0
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Origin of tic
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French (of expressive orig.)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tic
noun tic
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- lancination — A tearing or laceration.
- oddity — an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
- quiver — a case for holding or carrying arrows.
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