ひきつる
Hikitsuru
Other forms: 引き攣る
引きつる (Hikitsuru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm, to stiffen (of a face, expression)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm
- godan verb, intransitive verbto stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
Examples
顔がひきつります。
My face twitches.
ジョンの顔は引きつっていた。
John's face was drawn.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).