Vocabulary

What does 引きつる (ひきつる, hikitsuru) mean?

引きつる (ひきつる, hikitsuru) means to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm.

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Readingひきつる
Romajihikitsuru
Part of speechgodan verb, intransitive
ひきつる
hikitsuru

to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm

  1. 1godan verb · intransitive to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm
  2. 2godan verb · intransitive to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)
  3. 3godan verb · intransitive to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

Also written: 引き攣る

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