Sample sentences for SPASMODIC

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Definition

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm;
or: occurring in spells and often abruptly

She sits and her cane flexes against the gravel and the boy clicks his buttons in spasmodic flurries.
Anthony Doerr -- All the Light We Cannot See

The wound quickened spasmodically as if it responded to light.
Eudora Welty -- The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
I could see that he was still breathing-spasmodically.
Elie Wiesel -- Night
Her fingers closed spasmodically around it.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Ashes
We went up to him, but he seemed unconscious, breathing spasmodically.
Jack London -- Sea Wolf
You admit then that the absence of spasmodic movement was phenomenal.
Herman Melville -- Billy Budd
"No, no, no!" said Tom, holding her small hands, which were clenched with spasmodic violence.
Harriet Beecher Stowe -- Uncle Tom's Cabin
Perhaps a little too spasmodically I drew my revolver, aimed quickly and fired.
H.G. Wells -- The Island of Dr. Moreau
_) _Nora_ (_gropes distractedly about, seizes_ HELMER'S _domino, throws it round her, while she says in quick, hoarse, spasmodic whispers_).
Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
"What is it?" said Sue, her spasmodic breathing suspended.
Thomas Hardy -- Jude the Obscure
Joan heard Jim gasp and his hand tightened spasmodically upon hers.
Zane Grey -- The Border Legion
His face worked spasmodically.
Sherwood Anderson -- Winesburg, Ohio
After which Mr Dorrit was seized with a doze for about a minute, out of which he sprang with spasmodic nimbleness.
Charles Dickens -- Little Dorrit
His hands in the pockets of his dinner-jacket tightened spasmodically.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Winter Dreams
There could be seen spasmodic gulpings at his throat.
Stephen Crane -- The Red Badge of Courage
But the burning brimstone went up his nostrils and into his lungs, causing him to cough spasmodically.
Jack London -- To Build a Fire
—I wonder if your eyes and ears ever make anything save spasmodic contact with your brain.
Harper Lee -- Go Set a Watchman
Who does he think,' he demanded, sniffing spasmodically and wiping his nose with the back of his sturdy wrist, 'he is, a cop or something?
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22
A quick impulse that was somewhat spasmodic impelled her fingers to close in a sort of clutch upon his hand.
Kate Chopin -- The Awakening
The lion's tail twitched spasmodically as he prepared to spring.
Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn

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