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tics

/tɪks/

A form of tic — A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.

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Meanings

tics¹

verb

indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of tic
Tourette's campaigner [...], who tics due to his condition, shouted a racial slur […], BBC News, 2026-02-25

noun

pluralplural of tic

TICs²

noun

pluralplural of TIC

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tics

six politics mix fix comics matrix dicks remix prefix pix kicks helix hicks suffix nix Dix nicks Styx flix affix blix Brix infix intermix

Sounds the same

ticks tix ticks tix

Anagrams

Cite this entry

APA

tics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tics

MLA

“tics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tics. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tics,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tics.

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