Spasm and Tightening

Spasm

Spasm noun - A painful sudden tightening of a muscle.
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Tightening and spasm are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Tightening" with "Spasm", this nouns are similar.

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

Tightening

Tightening noun - The act of making something tighter.

Spasm and tightening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spasm" instead a noun "Tightening".

Nearby Words: tighten, tightened, tightener
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