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MOVE REFLEXIVELY
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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