1. spasm - Noun
2. spasm - Verb
An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or more muscles or muscular fibers.
A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a spasm of repentance.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe immense majority of human biographies are a gray transit between domestic spasm and oblivion. George Steiner
It takes a spasm of love to write a poem. Erica Jong
Laughter is a strange response. I mean, what is it? It's a spasm of some kind! Is that always joy? It's very often discomfort. It's some sort of explosive reaction. It's very complex. Madeline Kahn
He felt a spasm of excitement because he knew instinctively who it was, or at least knew who it was he wanted it to be, and once you know what it is you want to be true, instinct is a very useful device for enabling you to know that it is. Douglas Adams
Brant felt a spasm of pain. "Uh,” she said. She closed her eyes tight until the pain went away. "Can I do anything?” said Staefler. "Yes,” she said. "Have my baby for me.”. George Alec Effinger
There is a lot to say about what Bikini Kill and other 'riot grrrl' bands were able to achieve when they first set out. They were not some momentary, convulsive, creative spasm of independent music. There was a very real, relevant point of view being expressed. Henry Rollins