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ACT INVOLUNTARILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does act involuntarily mean? 

ACT INVOLUNTARILY (verb)
  The verb ACT INVOLUNTARILY has 1 sense:

1. act in an uncontrolled mannerplay

  Familiarity information: ACT INVOLUNTARILY used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACT INVOLUNTARILY (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Act in an uncontrolled manner

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

act involuntarily; act reflexively

Hypernyms (to "act involuntarily" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "act involuntarily"):

sneeze (exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose)

blink; nictate; nictitate; wink (briefly shut the eyes)

break wind; fart (expel intestinal gases through the anus)

salivate (produce saliva)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s


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