/ˈspæz.m̩/
OriginFrom Middle English spasme, from Old French spasme, from Latin spasmus, from Ancient Greek σπασμός (spasmós, “spasm, convulsion”), from σπάω (spáō, “to draw out, pull out”).
- A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
“Jessica went into spasms after eating a peanut.”
- A violent, excruciating seizure of pain.
- A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
“He would use the simplest, plainest language, he said to himself over and over again; but it is not always easy to use simple, plain language,—by no means so easy as to mount on stilts, and to march a”
“Both Spear & Davis were indicted in the witchhunt surrounding the sensational (if nonexistent) "Revere sex ring." Both men have said they have been police targets since at least 1975, following the an”
- To produce and undergo a spasm or series of spasms.
Formsspasms(plural) · spasms(present, singular, third-person) · spasming(participle, present) · spasmed(participle, past) · spasmed(past)
Source: Wiktionary