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| start |
a quick, sudden, or involuntary movement. [1/15 definitions] |
| stutter |
to speak with involuntary blocking or repetition of sounds, as if unable to complete or begin certain words. [1/5 definitions] |
| tic |
an involuntary spasmodic contraction or twitching of muscles, usu. in the face or extremities, that may occur habitually or in times of stress. |
| torticollis |
in medicine, a condition in which involuntary contractions of the neck muscles cause the head to twist to one side. |
| tremor |
an involuntary shaking or quivering; fit of trembling. [1/4 definitions] |
| twitch |
an involuntary jerky movement of a body part, or a condition marked by the occurrence of such movements. [1/6 definitions] |
| unbidden |
not commanded, invited, or called for; spontaneous; involuntary. |
| unconscious |
without understanding or conscious control; instinctive or involuntary. [1/4 definitions] |
| urge |
an involuntary or natural impulse or desire to do something. [1/7 definitions] |
| wet dream |
an erotic dream leading to orgasm, involving for men the involuntary ejaculation of semen during sleep. |
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