spasmodically

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Paulekas was easy to spot in the crowd of wildly attired, spasmodically gyrating teenagers: He was the old guy in his 50s with the wisps of silver hair, Salvador Dali goatee and white bell bottoms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022

He had a habit of gyrating and moving his body spasmodically while performing, and even while being promoted as the “Wonder of the World,” many described him as an “idiot,” even an “imbecile.”

From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2021

The muscles contract and relax spasmodically — shiver — to generate heat, which requires increased glucose usage.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2018

The narrative is spasmodically gripping, with Mr le Carré at his old best in full flow.

From Economist • Sep. 7, 2017

All the same, he shuddered, his body actually twitching spasmodically with each resonant shtok! as he learned that imagining a scene is often worse than being an actual spectator to it.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols