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MOVE INVOLUNTARILY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does move involuntarily mean? 

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

1. move in an uncontrolled mannerplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


MOVE INVOLUNTARILY (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move in an uncontrolled manner

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

move involuntarily; move reflexively

Hypernyms (to "move involuntarily" 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 involuntarily"):

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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