I began to write intermittently and spasmodically. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The mouth was slightly open, and jerked violently and spasmodically at one corner. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : spasmodic efforts at reform. From Dictionary.com.
1943: Letters are coming in spasmodically while parcels arrive fairly regularly. From Wordnik.com. [Work Camp 11033 GW] Reference
The green barbet calls spasmodically throughout December, but, as a rule, only in the afternoon. From Wordnik.com. [A Bird Calendar for Northern India] Reference
And he saw the claw-like hands clench spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [The Monster] Reference
By attacking spasmodically we played the enemy's game. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry] Reference
Not occasionally, not spasmodically, but "continually.". From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
"Let me go --" he said, catching his breath spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
He jumped spasmodically to his feet as we entered the room. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Among the Anarchists] Reference
The gale began to sob spasmodically as the day conquered it. From Wordnik.com. [Janet of the Dunes] Reference
Phoebe worked indeed, but spasmodically -- she waited on her moods. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
Champney Googe's hands closed spasmodically on the arms of his chair. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
For nearly a year she was spasmodically occupied as an experienced nurse. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
His hands opened spasmodically; then closed in a firmer grip than before. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
His fists clenched spasmodically and there was an angry glint in his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [Deep Furrows] Reference
It was a night when the rain fell spasmodically alternating with moonlight. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
Her face alternately flushed and paled, while her lips twitched spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [The Governess] Reference
For several moments his arms and legs twitched spasmodically; then he lay still. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Gold] Reference
Secondly, exercise which is irregular or is used spasmodically, is not judicious. From Wordnik.com. [The Education of American Girls] Reference
The snake jerked spasmodically, stunned, as the tyrannosaurus scrambled up again. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolt on Venus] Reference
Jeremy sat down in front of the television and changed the channels spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [Bailey White: 'The Green Bus'] Reference
Unable to hold back, I spasmodically ejaculated in a burst of excruciating pleasure. From Wordnik.com. [Dream] Reference
His arms worked spasmodically, beating against the water, dragging him slowly ahead. From Wordnik.com. [Tom of the Raiders] Reference
His trigger fingers were twitching spasmodically -- squeezing, squeezing, squeezing. From Wordnik.com. [Anything You Can Do ...] Reference
But his fingers twitched spasmodically, and there was unmistakable fear in his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Crooked House] Reference
The five officers talked a little as they waited, but spasmodically, absent - mindedly. From Wordnik.com. [Short Stories for English Courses] Reference
The rattling came in jerks, spasmodically, stopping every now and then and resuming again. From Wordnik.com. [The Crimson Blind] Reference
Even at this distance Daoud could see his shoulders shaking spasmodically with his panting. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: Land of the Infidel] Reference
Tone has been neglected, forgotten, or at most its improvement has been sought spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [The Child-Voice in Singing treated from a physiological and a practical standpoint and especially adapted to schools and boy choirs] Reference
For seven years he wrote spasmodically, eking out his income by lecturing and newspaper work. From Wordnik.com. [A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country] Reference
It toppled over, skidded past him under its own momentum, and lay there kicking spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [Cat and Mouse] Reference
"There's -- Mollie and -- Betty," cried Amy, clutching at her throat and coughing spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
With a feeble, choking sigh, the animal dropped over on its side, its legs still twitching spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [The White Feather Hex] Reference
But at last it became quiet, its moanings trailed off into silence, it jerked spasmodically and lay still. From Wordnik.com. [Omega, the Man] Reference
So, of late, only spasmodically, and with a hopelessness that prepared defeat, did he make efforts to find occupation. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
The telegraph instrument in the ticket office clicked spasmodically for a minute, and then relapsed into a gloomy silence. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
As if to prove that it isn't about to be cast onto history's ash heap, the old Islamic Republic still reasserts itself spasmodically. From Wordnik.com. [Dispatch From Iran] Reference
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