I had a muscle spasm after the difficult workout. From LearnThat.org.
Muscles in spasm, cut off from ligaments and blood straining with effort to keep the heart working. From Wordnik.com. [DAMAGED GOODS • by Jon Bland] Reference
A spasm occurs when a wrong message from the nerve causes the muscle to move. From Wordnik.com. Reference
'A kind of spasm, 'he said breathlessly -- 'a pain just here.'. From Wordnik.com. [Despair's Last Journey] Reference
A massive facial spasm which is brought on by being told a really astounding piece of news. From Wordnik.com. [The Meaning of Liff]
As he did so, suddenly it seemed to him that the idol convulsed in a kind of spasm-of agony, perhaps?. From Wordnik.com. [Hero Of Dreams]
A kind of spasm of great agony suddenly contracted her heart. From Wordnik.com. [How It All Came Round] Reference
A kind of spasm came into her face as she saw me take my hat. From Wordnik.com. [The Aspern Papers] Reference
At one o'clock he was seized with a kind of spasm in the throat that lasted so long it nearly choked him. From Wordnik.com. [A Simpleton] Reference
The very idea of her being taken first, roused in him a kind of spasm -- a fierceness, a clenching of the hands. From Wordnik.com. [Marcella] Reference
This thought somehow smote across her conscience, always so strong, and stirred it into a kind of spasm of introspection. From Wordnik.com. [Malbone: an Oldport romance] Reference
"It is," coolly replied the stranger; but immediately a kind of spasm shot across him, as he had before exhibited to the landlord. From Wordnik.com. [Varney the vampire; or, The feast of blood. Volume 3] Reference
A kind of spasm of amusement was set free in her heart, and, almost inaudibly, the words escaped her lips: "Une technique merveilleuse!". From Wordnik.com. [Beyond] Reference
"spasm" of alarm -- it was such an imposing looking place. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale : a girl of today] Reference
He clenched his whole body tight in a painful spasm. From Wordnik.com. [The Damned Thing Out] Reference
Dr. RAMACHANDRAN: He goes into this painful, clenching spasm. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Amputate A Phantom Limb?] Reference
In hindsight, that first spasm of anxiety is easily explained. From Wordnik.com. [Wearyingly Familiar] Reference
He collapsed on the mattress, laughing and coughing in a spasm. From Wordnik.com. [The Great San Francisco Poetry Wars, 3] Reference
In one random spasm, Saddam lobbed yet another Scud into Israel. From Wordnik.com. [Saddam's Last Stand] Reference
Maybe it was a spasm of saudades, the storied Brazilian homesickness. From Wordnik.com. [The Nerd Who Saved Brazil] Reference
He tossed his head back, almost in a spasm, and finished off the bottle. From Wordnik.com. [Community Pool Advisor] Reference
What produced such a spasm of human nastiness at this particular moment?. From Wordnik.com. [A Fratricidal Year] Reference
Mark is convulsing, gasping for air, one of his feet is shaking in spasm. From Wordnik.com. [Stand Up] Reference
I held him tight until the last spasm passed and his body relaxed into mine. From Wordnik.com. [Small Victory: the realm of pawns] Reference
In the 10 years since, many scars from 1992's violent spasm have healed over. From Wordnik.com. [Back On The Block] Reference
The fear is that Saddam will gas his own people in a final spasm of Gotterdmmerung. From Wordnik.com. [The War Room] Reference
Low unemployment (3 percent) and labor shortages have occasioned a spasm of immigration. From Wordnik.com. [The Icemen Cometh] Reference
When percussionist Milton "Go-Go Mickey" Freeman erupts in conga spasm, the crowd exults. From Wordnik.com. [Fans flock to reunion show of go-go legends Rare Essence] Reference
Then came 9/11 and the U.S. reaction was like an irrational spasm, a great temper tantrum. From Wordnik.com. [Saul Friedman: A Veteran Newsman Reflects On Friends Who Become Enemies And Vice Versa] Reference
The closing days of last week in Maryland politics brought a spasm of voluntary disclosures. From Wordnik.com. [First Click, Maryland -- Full disclosure?] Reference
What the beach offers here is the chance for a rest, as rare and brief as the spasm of sunshine. From Wordnik.com. [The big picture: Blackpool beach, 1948] Reference
Then in 1914, in a spasm of anti-German fervor, St. Petersburg underwent Russification and became Petrograd. From Wordnik.com. [How Do You Spell Discontent? St. Petersburg] Reference
Even after all these years she still got a thrill, a perfect and surprising spasm, whenever Max mounted her. From Wordnik.com. [Cats Do It Doggie Style] Reference
Aside from an involuntary spasm, a twitch that he felt contract around him deep inside her, she was motionless while she came. From Wordnik.com. [Unlikely Alliance] Reference
Other activists in Europe do not really expect the spasm of enthusiasm that surrounded the American election to carry them very far. From Wordnik.com. [Reflecting On Race Barriers] Reference
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