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
By around 9pm, there were a couple hundred people jerking spasmodically to dubstep.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2019
The muscles contract and relax spasmodically — shiver — to generate heat, which requires increased glucose usage.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2018
His face, suffused now with growing torment, continued to twist and work spasmodically.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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