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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm
  • かお
  • ひきつります
My face twitches.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)
    ジョン
  • かお
  • 引きつっていた
John's face was drawn.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
Other forms
引き攣る 【ひきつる】

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