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ACT REFLEXIVELY

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• ACT REFLEXIVELY (verb)
The verb ACT REFLEXIVELY has 1 sense:

1. act in an uncontrolled manner

Familiarity information: ACT REFLEXIVELY used as a verb is very rare.

• ACT REFLEXIVELY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Act in an uncontrolled manner

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

act involuntarily; act reflexively

Hypernyms (to "act reflexively" is one way to...):

act; behave; do (behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "act reflexively"):

sneeze (exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose)

blink; nictate; nictitate; wink (briefly shut the eyes)

break wind; fart (expel intestinal gases through the anus)

salivate (produce saliva)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

"Do unto others as you would have done to you."
(English proverb)
"When jobless, keep rattling the door."
(Albanian proverb)
"The bride doesn't know how to dance, she says the floor is slanted."
(Armenian proverb)
"Too many cooks ruin the food."
(Danish proverb)

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