Meaning

2 senses
  1. An instance of tickling or minor irritation.

  2. A spasm or twitch.

More definitions
  • a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

Origin

From vellicate + -ion.

From vellicate + -ion.

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Forms

plural: vellications
Singularvellication
Pluralvellications

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition:twitchtwitching

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvellicate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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