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What is the word for when your arms and legs move around a lot after jumping off a cliff?

When you jump off a high diving board, or, as i said, a cliff, your legs and arms seem to uncontrollably move around, what is a word for that? I want to say they fray, but I looked up the definition and it is definitely not it. Spasm seems like it could work, but it doesn't jump

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What is the word for when your arms and legs move around a lot after jumping off a cliff?

February 9, 2011

When you jump off a high diving board, or, as i said, a cliff, your legs and arms seem to uncontrollably move around, what is a word for that? I want to say they fray, but I looked up the definition and it is definitely not it. Spasm seems like it could work, but it doesn't jump out at me. jumping off a cliff into water is what i meant

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