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Sharp Spasm At Sound Of Shot

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noun

• severe spasm of pain

• hard or painful trouble or struggle

29%8 A sharp, sudden pain or spasm
noun

• a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

• a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note

• a strange attitude or habit

• a small tool or hooklike implement

29%8 A spasm of the diaphragm that causes a sharp intake of breath
noun

• (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion

verb

• breathe spasmodically, and make a sound

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The Guardian Cryptic08 Jul 2008 Down 5
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