Meaning & use
Spasmed
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Contracted suddenly and involuntarily, typically referring to a muscle.
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Her calf spasmed painfully halfway through the marathon.
His hand spasmed uncontrollably after hours of typing.
A note on using this word
Though 'spasm' is traditionally used as a noun, its use as a verb ('to spasm') has become widely accepted in everyday and medical speech.
Words with a similar meaning
crampedconvulsed
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Words with an opposite meaning
relaxed
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