spasm
Từ điển Collocation
spasm noun
ADJ. sudden | muscle, muscular
VERB + SPASM feel He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him. | go into The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp.
SPASM + VERB pass, subside
PREP. in ~ She could not speak; her throat was in spasm. | ~ of He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
PHRASES a spasm of coughing/pain
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a painful and involuntary muscular contraction; cramp, muscle spasm
- (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
spasms
syn.: convulsion fit seizure twitch