verb (godan)ひきつる · hikitsuru
Englishto have a cramp; to twitch; to spasm
- 顔がひきつります。My face twitches.
Englishto stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to grow tight (e.g. of a voice)
- ジョンの顔は引きつっていた。John's face was drawn.
Englishto shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
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