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31trepidation — n 1. perturbation, alarm, agitation, consternation; fright, fear, panic, dread, terror, funk; unrest, disquietude, inquietude, discomposure, nervousness, stage fright; malaise, unease, jumpiness, stir, fidgetiness; angst, fear and trembling,… …
32twitch — v 1. tug, pull, yank, pluck, vellicate, snatch; joggle, jolt, hitch, jar, jiggle, jounce, bounce; shake, agitate, churn; pinch, bite, nip, tweak, twist, wrench. 2. jerk, jump, move spasmodically; quiver, quaver, shiver, wriggle, wiggle, squirm. 3 …
33vellicate — /ˈvɛləkeɪt/ (say veluhkayt) verb (t) (vellicated, vellicating) to pluck; nip; pinch. {Latin vellicātus, past participle, from vellere} –vellication /vɛləˈkeɪʃən/ (say veluh kayshuhn), noun –vellicative, adjective …
34vellicate — vb. Rare. pinch; tickle; make to twitch. ♦ vellication, n. ♦ vellicative, a …
35blepharism — noun condition in which a person blinks continuously • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication * * * ˈblefəˌrizəm noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary blephar + ism …
36fasciculation — noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication …
37fibrillation — noun 1. muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination • Derivationally related forms: ↑fibrillate • Hypernyms: ↑twitch, ↑twitching, ↑vellication • Hyponyms: ↑atrial fibrillation, ↑ …
38muscle spasm — noun a painful and involuntary muscular contraction • Syn: ↑spasm, ↑cramp • Hypernyms: ↑symptom • Hyponyms: ↑charley horse, ↑charley horse, ↑writer s cra …
39vellicate — verb 1. irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back • Syn: ↑pinch • Derivationally related forms: ↑pinch (for: ↑pinch) …
40villication — /vil i kāˈshən/ (Smollett) noun Appar intended as a Scots pronunciation of ↑vellication (see under ↑vellicate) …
