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  • noun Plural form of tic.

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Examples

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    Thera Sanchez Develops Mysterious Tourette-Like Illness -- Along With 11 Other Girls From School 2012

  • Any­way, your point on the rel­e­vance to more recent pol­i­tics is def­i­nitely more interesting.

    A Landmark, Controversial Film Starring Bernie Mac « Snarkmarket 2005

  • The number of rap-based tics is disproportionately large compared to the amount of time I actually spend listening to it. posted by Slimbolala link

    Archive 2005-06-01 Slimbolala 2005

  • The number of rap-based tics is disproportionately large compared to the amount of time I actually spend listening to it. posted by Slimbolala link

    My Name Is Slim D and I Beat Dead Horses Slimbolala 2005

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Amanda L. Chan 2012

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post 2012

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Amanda L. Chan 2012

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Amanda L. Chan 2012

  • Tourette is characterized by tics, which include things like eye-blinking, head-jerking, eye-darting, shoulder-shrugging and yelling or throat-clearing -- all of it uncontrolled, according to the Mayo Clinic.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Amanda L. Chan 2012

  • Not the insect but a series of repeat involuntary muscle movements we call tics so this week let me tick off some information on this important topic.

    WCAX - Local News 2009

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