What is another word for Spasms?

Pronunciation: [spˈazəmz] (IPA)

Spasms are involuntary movements or contractions of the muscles, which can occur in any part of the body. The word "spasms" can be replaced by synonyms such as twitches, convulsions, cramps, jerks, tremors, spasmodic contractions, seizures, or fits. Twitches and jerks are quick, sudden movements that are often repetitive. Convulsions and seizures are more severe and involve uncontrollable shaking or jerking of the entire body. Tremors typically refer to shaking or trembling in the hands or fingers. Cramps are painful spasms in the muscles that commonly occur in the legs or feet. Synonyms for spasms can be useful in medical contexts or when describing physical reactions in literature or poetry.

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Usage examples for Spasms

The Dunciad, which, whatever its occasional merits, one cannot read without Spasms both of disgust and moral disapproval, is the literary outcome.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen
Selecting another tree to chop into firewood took the edge off the Spasms of rage that tended to come up if he started thinking too long about that association of jerks somewhere beyond the sun.
"Gone Fishing"
James H. Schmitz
That nite I thought the Kernel would go into Spasms, he was so nervous.
"Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia"
Seba Smith

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