tic
noun/tɪk/
/tɪk/
- a sudden, quick movement of a muscle, especially in your face or head, that you cannot control
- a nervous tic
- There was a persistent tic in her left cheek.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from Italian ticchio.Definitions on the go
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