tic en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- audio Queensland
- (California) audio
- /tɪk/ (Australia, Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /tək/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
Borrowed from French tic.
Meanings
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A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
Tourette syndrome is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by multiple tics. A tic is a sudden, rapid, repetitive, non-rhythmic movement (e.g. eye blinking) or vocalization (e.g. throat clearing).
2020, Andrea E. Cavanna, Pharmacological Treatment of Tics, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 9:
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(broadly) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.
Boyle revives some of the stylistic tics which found themselves being ripped off by geezer-gangster Britflicks back in the day, but now the freezeframes are briefer, sharper; the movie itself refers back to the original with variant flashback versions of famous scenes, but also Super 8-type images of the boys’ poignant boyhood in primary school.
2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in the Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ticless · ticcy · ticcer · ticlike
Translations (26)
ur حرکی (local and habitual convulsive motion) · de Tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ko 틱 (local and habitual convulsive motion) · es tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · eo tiko (local and habitual convulsive motion) · mk тик (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ja チック (local and habitual convulsive motion) · fi nykimisoire (local and habitual convulsive motion) · es chiripiorca (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ru не́рвный тик (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ru подёргивание (local and habitual convulsive motion) · nl tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · cmn 抽搐 (local and habitual convulsive motion) · de nervöses Zucken (local and habitual convulsive motion) · fr tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · pl tik (local and habitual convulsive motion) · sv ryckning (local and habitual convulsive motion) · pt tique (local and habitual convulsive motion) · de Zucken (local and habitual convulsive motion) · cs tik (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ro tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · bg тик (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ru тик (local and habitual convulsive motion) · ca tic (local and habitual convulsive motion) · pt cacoete (local and habitual convulsive motion) · sv tic (local and habitual convulsive motion)