Quake and Spasm

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Quake noun - A shaking of the earth.

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Spasm and quake are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spasm" instead a noun "Quake".

Nearby Words: quaking, quaked, quaky

Spasm noun - A painful sudden tightening of a muscle.

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Quake and spasm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quake" instead a noun "Spasm".

Nearby Words: spasmodic, spastic, spasmic, spasming, spasmed

In Quake II, the Enforcer may have a muscle spasm upon death that makes his arm-mounted Gatling gun fire off a burst that first goes straight ahead and moves upwards.

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