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" My first tic was to shake my head violently. I was in karate class, and I was shaking violently. All of a sudden, I just started to notice that the teacher was looking at me, and all the kids were wondering what I was doing. I suddenly felt really strange."
Dash Mihok

Meaning of "tic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TIC

From French, of uncertain origin; compare Italian ticche.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF TIC

tɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tic is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tic

A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups. Tics can be invisible to the observer, such as abdominal tensing or toe crunching. Common motor and phonic tics are, respectively, eye blinking and throat clearing. Tics must be distinguished from movements of other movement disorders such as chorea, dystonia, myoclonus; movements exhibited in stereotypic movement disorder or some people with autism; and the compulsions of obsessive-compulsive disorder and seizure activity.

Definition of tic in the English dictionary

The definition of tic in the dictionary is spasmodic twitching of a particular group of muscles.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TIC

tic douloureux · tic-tac-toe · tical · ticca · tice · tich · tichier · tichiest · tichorrhine · tichy · Ticino · Ticinum · tick · tick all the boxes · tick box · tick fever · tick off · tick over · tick trefoil

WORDS THAT END LIKE TIC

graphic · historic · hydraulic · iconic · magic · member of the public · music · organic · pacific · pic · plastic · public · republic · romantic · scientific · specific · static · strategic · topic · traffic

Synonyms and antonyms of tic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «tic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
jerk · spasm · twitch

Translation of «tic» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF TIC

Find out the translation of tic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of tic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tic» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

TIC
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

tic
570 millions of speakers
en

English

tic
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

टिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التشنج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

крестики
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

tic
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মাংসপেশীর আক্ষেপ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

tic
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tic
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Tick
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

チック
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Tic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bịnh giựt gân
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

நடுக்கங்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

टिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

tik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

tic
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

tic
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

хрестики
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

tic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TIC»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tic

EXAMPLES

3 QUOTES WITH «TIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tic.
1
Christopher Hitchens
Many parents and teachers have become irritated to the point of distraction at the way the weed-style growth of 'like' has spread through the idiom of the young. And it's true that in some cases the term has become simultaneously a crutch and a tic, driving out the rest of the vocabulary as candy expels vegetables.
2
Dash Mihok
I had this tic where I touch my mouth to my knee, and I'm always screwing up my back. I've had two shoulder surgeries. My doctor just smiles and laughs at me.
3
Dash Mihok
My first tic was to shake my head violently. I was in karate class, and I was shaking violently. All of a sudden, I just started to notice that the teacher was looking at me, and all the kids were wondering what I was doing. I suddenly felt really strange.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TIC»

Discover the use of tic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Combinatorial Games: Tic-Tac-Toe Theory
In this comprehensive volume, Jzsef Beck shows readers how to escape from the combinatorial chaos via the fake probabilistic method, a game-theoretic adaptation of the probabilistic method in combinatorics.
József Beck, 2008
2
Coping with Tourette Syndrome: A Workbook for Kids with Tic ...
Coping with Tourette Syndrome includes forty activities to help children with Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders learn to manage their symptoms in a variety of situations, explain their tics to others, and make friends.
Sandra Buffolano, 2008
3
Cognitive-Behavioral Management of Tic Disorders
Illustrated throughout with case study examples and containing detailed guidelines for patient and therapist on the use of CBT, this book provides a comprehensive review of what is known about the occurrence and diagnosis of tics.
Kieron O'Connor, 2005
4
Treating Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders: A Guide for ...
Several chapters also address clinical work with adults with TS. User friendly and practical, the book includes three reproducible assessment tools.
Douglas W. Woods, John Piacentini, John T. Walkup, 2007
5
Tic Disorders, Trichotillomania, and Other Repetitive ...
from the aversive classroom setting negatively reinforces the tic. To assess for such possibilities the clinician should again ask about situations or persons around whom the tic is most likely to occur. If it appears the tic is localized to one or two ...
Douglas W. Woods, Raymond G. Miltenberger, 2007
6
Tic and Tac Clean Up
Two cats clean their house so thoroughly that they cannot bear to do anything in it for fear of messing it up again.
‎2007
7
Solitaire Tic-Tac-Toe
What a great idea: a way to play tic-tac-toe when a partner’s not available. Each space in the grid has a page number and a letter. Fill one in, then turn to that page and find out what move the book wants to make.
Michael Birken, 2005
8
The Berenstain Bears and the tic-tac-toe mystery
The Bear Detectives--Brother, Sister, Cousin Fred, and Lizzy Bruin--try to figure out how Tic-Tac-Tom always wins at tic-tac-toe and whether he is cheating. Simultaneous.
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, 2001
9
Casos exitosos en el uso de las TIC para la investigación y ...
(en 2006a. Estudio de caso: SISAV. Reducir la brecha digital en el medio rural línea). Disponible en: http://www.fao.org/rdd/case_details_ES.asp?pub_ id= 216575&lang=ES. Roma, Italia. ______. 2006b. La apropiación de las TIC's en la ...
10
Kaplan and Sadock's Concise Textbook of Child and Adolescent ...
n 10 Tic Disorders Tic disorders are distinguished by the type of tic symptoms, their frequency, and the pattern in which they emerge over time. Tics are abnormal movements or vocalizations that most commonly affect the muscles of the face ...
Benjamin J. Sadock, Virginia A. Sadock, Harold I. Kaplan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Textile Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Market Worth …
According to a new market research report "Textile Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Market by Application (Textile Testing, Textile Inspection, Textile ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
Tic Toc, Arcade Bakery could live on after Macy's leaves Downtown …
If the city gets its way, Tic Toc restaurant and the Arcade Bakery will live on, at least in name, even after the two tradition-soaked eateries shut down Friday ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
3
For Kids With Tourette's, At-Home Training Could Help
People with Tourette's perform repetitive movements or vocalizations called tics. A simple tic might be something like head jerking, eye blinking, or throat ... «NPR, Jul 15»
4
Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Market Worth $55.60 …
According to a new market research report "Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) Market by Application; Petroleum, Environmental Compliance, Consumer ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
5
Oh, to Be Young, Millennial, and So Wanted by Marketers
So this month a new and more amusing Tic Tac is coming to store shelves — the Tic Tac Mixer, which changes flavors as it melts on the tongue. From cherry to ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Tic Disorders, Including Tourette Syndrome, Among 'Most Heritable …
Tic disorders are commonly thought to pass through a family, but not enough research has been done about heritability and the estimates of familial risk. «Medical Daily, Jun 15»
7
Rockets fans play the worst game of tic-tac-toe the world has ever …
Two Rockets fans were given a unique opportunity to play tic-tac-toe in the hopes of winning fabulous prizes. They failed so spectacularly that we could write a ... «SB Nation, May 15»
8
Tic Toc's Adventures Of Pip For Wii U eShop Arrives In North …
Update: Just days after the latest release announcement, Tic Toc Games have revealed Adventures of Pip will now be arriving next week in North America on ... «Nintendo Life, May 15»
9
Tic Tac Adds New Flavor-Changing Varieties to Draw Millennials
Add Tic Tac to the list of products that are being tweaked to appeal to millennials. Tic Tac Mixers, which will begin hitting shelves in the U.S. next month, change ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
10
FedRAMP, DHS aim to merge TIC and cloud security authorization …
A draft overlay for the Trusted Internet Connection, or TIC, is now available for public comment, marking a first step toward increasing agencies' flexibility in ... «FierceGovernmentIT, Apr 15»
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