"spasming" meaning in English

See spasming in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spasmings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spasming (plural spasmings)
  1. A spasm.
    Sense id: en-spasming-en-noun-XJekXznM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spasming
  1. present participle and gerund of spasm Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spasm
    Sense id: en-spasming-en-verb-k~qQX~PG

Inflected forms

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