Tic

//tɪk//

Synonyms for "tic" (110 found)

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More general

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Related terms

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coordinate

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Translations

29 translations across 20 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries
  • тик noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Catalan

1 entries
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 抽搐 noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Czech

1 entries
  • tik noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Dutch

1 entries
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • tiko noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • tiki verb (to undergo a muscle movement)

Finnish

1 entries
  • nykimisoire noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

French

1 entries
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

German

3 entries
  • Tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • Zucken noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • nervöses Zucken noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Japanese

1 entries
  • チック noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Korean

1 entries
  • noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • тик noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Māori

2 entries
  • timu verb (to undergo a muscle movement)
  • tumu verb (to undergo a muscle movement)

Polish

1 entries
  • tik noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • cacoete noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • tique noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Romanian

1 entries
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Russian

3 entries
  • не́рвный тик noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • подёргивание noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • тик noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Spanish

2 entries
  • chiripiorca noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Swedish

2 entries
  • ryckning noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)
  • tic noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Urdu

1 entries
  • حرکی noun (local and habitual convulsive motion)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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"Zelda, today I want salami, falafel, pizza, bacon, curry, porridge, vegetables, olives, potatoes, chips, corn, Tic Tacs, muffins, bananas, fish, turkey, chicken, cake, and wheat thins for dinner. So what's for dinner?" "He he, nothing, Father!" "Shut the hell up, you piece of crap, do you mean I'm not eating dinner?!" "Yeah, we got a new king. It's Ganon!" "You are my prisoner!" "Oh crap."

Source: tatoeba (3584465)

It's a nervous tic.

Source: tatoeba (10584891)

"He's livened up since you arrived." "No he hasn't, has he?" "Oh, he has. He's got that twinkle in his eye again." "It's a nervous tic." "Hah, no. It's you, definitely."

Source: tatoeba (12354037)

Bu soyqırımı aktı nəticəsində 8 ailə tamamilə məhv edildi, 25 uşaq hər iki valideynini, 130 uşaq isə valideynlərindən birini itirdi.

Source: tatoeba (13330092)

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