Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or causing sleep; hypnotic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That induces
sleep
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Examples
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The most common time for people to experience these myoclonic twitches is when they are falling asleep, and the occurrence is called a hypnic jerk.
Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education Ilene Kleinbaum 2011
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The most common time for people to experience these myoclonic twitches is when they are falling asleep, and the occurrence is called a hypnic jerk.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ilene Kleinbaum 2011
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It's also allowing me to think about things I might not have paid much attention to before, like hypnic jerks and recurring dreams.
Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education Ilene Kleinbaum 2011
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Now, next time I'm sitting next to someone on the bus, or sleeping next to someone who has a full-body spasm while dozing off, I fully reserve the right to call them a hypnic jerk.
Ilene Kleinbaum: The Great Wake Up Program: My Sleep Education Ilene Kleinbaum 2011
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Docs have also linked hypnic jerks to anxiety, noise, fatigue and genetic disposition.
Ask Tip Sheet 2007
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It's also allowing me to think about things I might not have paid much attention to before, like hypnic jerks and recurring dreams.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Ilene Kleinbaum 2011
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John flinches at the name, and the way they're pressed together means it's impossible for Cam to miss, though it's barely discernible, a muscle twitch that could be easily dismissed as an hypnic jerk.
Wraithbait 2010
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It actually sounds more like a hypnic or myoclonic jerk response which is common and normal.
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Some people also have daytime naps interrupted by hypnic headaches.
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In other cases, nighttime headaches are actually hypnic - or "alarm clock" - headaches.
hernesheir commented on the word hypnic
Meet Nick, the hypnic hip-nik.
February 19, 2011