twitch

意味: ひくひく

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定義: 突然の筋肉の痙攣, 特に、神経が高ぶった状態にが原因で引き起こされるもの

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
Verb: make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
Verb: move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
Verb: toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Verb: squeeze tightly between the fingers
Verb: move or pull with a sudden motion

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: his face is twitching
Verb: The patient’s legs were jerkings
Verb: He pinched her behind
Verb: She squeezed the bottle

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): flip, jerk, nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch, twitching, vellication

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): grip, move, move involuntarily, pull, spasm

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): abduct, adduct, arouse, assume, attract, beat, bite, blepharospasm, bob, bolt, brush, buck, bustle, cant, careen, charley horse, chop, churn, climb, close, crash, crick, cut, cut to, dance, diverge, dodge, drag, drop back, duck, exit, falter, fidget, flex, flinch, fling, flip, flow, flurry, fly, get down, grab, gravitate, haul, heave, hit the dirt, hop, hop on, jerk, jolt, jump, linger, list, lunge, lurch, make way, mill, mope, move back and forth, move involuntarily, move over, myoclonus, nod, opisthotonos, pinch, pluck, pull back, pulsate, putter, quicken, reach, reciprocate, roll, run, seesaw, separate, shake, shiver, sidle, slip, snap, spread, startle, steal, stir, streak, stretch, strike out, stumble, sweep, swoop, teeter, tenesmus, throw, thunder, trismus, tug, turn, twitch, vibrate, wallow, wamble, whirl, winch, wobble, writer’s cramp, writhe, yank

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): blepharism, fasciculation, fibrillate, fibrillation, goose, skitter, tic, tweak

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: flip, jerk, jerking, nipper, pinch, squeeze, twitch, twitching, vellicate

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検準1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画): Zootopia

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) Yes

Emotion Categories: negative

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