Collocations for spasm - noun
ADJ.
sudden | muscle, muscular
VERB + SPASM
feel
He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.
He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.
go into
The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp.
The muscle goes into spasm, producing the symptom of cramp.
SPASM + VERB
pass, subside
PREP.
in ~
She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.
She could not speak; her throat was in spasm.
~ of
He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.
PHRASES
a spasm of coughing/pain