writer's cramp

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noun

  1. spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.

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How to use writer's cramp in a sentence

  • Ive been signing receipts for express packages until Ive got the writers cramp.

  • Really, my dear fellow, I am seriously afflicted with writers cramp.

    The Moon Colony | William Dixon Bell

  • I hope you appreciate the fact that this is a long letter from a person with writers cramp.

    Daddy Long-Legs | Jean Webster

British Dictionary definitions for writer's cramp

writer's cramp
noun

  1. a muscular spasm or temporary paralysis of the muscles of the thumb and first two fingers caused by prolonged writing

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