Synonym: convulsion, fit, seizure, twitch. Similar words: spasmodic, spasmodically, trespass, dispassionate, call a spade a spade, chasm, as many, plasma. Meaning: ['spæzm] 
n. 1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction 2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel).
n. 1. a painful and involuntary muscular contraction 2. (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel). 1. He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.
2. A spasm of pain contorted his face.
3. Maggie felt a muscle spasm in her back.
4. When the spasm passed, it left him weak and sweating.
5. A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
6. I felt a spasm of fear.
7. She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.
8. The injection sent his leg into spasm .
9. A spasm of pain crossed his normally tranquil features.
10. Tom's jaw muscles had gone into spasm .
11. He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
12. She felt a muscle spasm in her back.
13. The muscle goes into spasm(sentencedict.com), producing the symptom of cramp.
14. A spasm of pain brought his thoughts back to the present.
15. Paul flies into spasm of terror.
16. Her fingers were jumping rhythmically, as if in spasm.
17. A spasm of coughing woke him.
18. A spasm of pain twisted Cheviot's face.
19. The Titan gyrated, swinging around in spasm.
20. What is so interesting here is the cadaveric spasm.
21. Chesarynth's stomach leapt with a spasm of fear.
22. It was probably due to muscle spasm and ligament strain(sentencedict.com), possibly as a result of lack of general fitness and poor sleep.
23. The sight that met his eyes sent a spasm of horror through him.
24. A spasm of delight shook her from head to toe as he plundered her neck.
25. Culley waited for the spasm to pass, and loosened his hold a fraction.
26. If breathing is not restored,the patient may go into spasm.
27. A lack of magnesium causes muscles to go into spasm.
28. I had slipped a disc and was frozen in a spasm of pain.
29. Many people control their feelings through muscle tension and may re-experience these feelings spontaneously when the muscle spasm is broken up.
30. As I left the cinema I was seized in an irresistible spasm of shivering.
More similar words: spasmodic, spasmodically, trespass, dispassionate, call a spade a spade, chasm, as many, plasma, as much, as much as, as many as, jasmine, germ plasm, cytoplasm, ectoplasm, enthusiasm, plasma membrane, pass, past, spare, spall, spam, span, spat, douglas macarthur, pasta, paste, passe, space, spawn.