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ひきつる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm
2. to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)
But his smile is a little stiff.
3. to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
Alt. forms
引ひきつる
62%
引ひき攣つる
22%
ひきつる
14%
Pitch accent
ひ
きつ
る
Top 14600
Conjugations...Used in: 1003
Composed of
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
Examples (4 in total)
Your face is all tense.
The second son grimaces.
But his smile is a little stiff.
His face changes to a strained expression.