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MOVE REFLEXIVELY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Move in an uncontrolled manner

Synonyms:

move involuntarily; move reflexively

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "move reflexively" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "move reflexively"):

jerk; twitch (make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion)

didder; shake (move with or as if with a tremor)

shiver; shudder (shake, as from cold)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody's (body part) ----s

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