spasmodically
adverb/spæzˈmɒdɪkli/
/spæzˈmɑːdɪkli/
- suddenly for short periods of time; not regularly or continuously
- Her involvement with the organization continued spasmodically for fifteen years.
- (specialist) in a way that is caused by your muscles becoming tight in a way that you cannot control
- His hand jerked spasmodically.
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