spasm
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈspæz.əm/
spasm (plural spasms)
- A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
- A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
- A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
- French: spasme
- German: Krampf, Muskelkrampf, Spasmus
- Italian: spasmo
- Portuguese: espasmo
- Russian: спазм
- Spanish: espasmo
spasm (spasms, present participle spasming; past and past participle spasmed)
- To produce and undergo a spasm.
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