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“To spasm” in Japanese

Short answer
引きつる hikitsuru ひきつる

To spasm in Japanese is “引きつる” (hikitsuru). Full meaning: to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten.

Other ways to say “To spasm” in Japanese

引きづる hikizuru to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きづッ hikizu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつっ hikitsu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きづっ hikizu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつッ hikitsu to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつら hikitsura to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きづら hikizura to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつろ hikitsuro to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつれ hikitsure to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きづろ hikizuro to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten 引きつん hikitsun to have a cramp, to twitch, to spasm; to stiffen (of a face, expression), to freeze, to grow tight (e.g. of a voice); to shrink (of skin, due to a scar), to tauten

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