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Convulse - English meaning

kənˈvʌls

Convulse – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain

Synonims:

Shake uncontrollably/violentlyGo into spasmsShudderJerkThrash aboutSuffer a fit
verb

Throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval.

Usage examples:

A wave of mass strikes convulsed the ruhr, berlin, and central germany
verb

To shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control

Usage examples:

[ i ] the audience convulsed with laughter., convulsive laughter/sobs
verb

To (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements

Usage examples:

To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.

Convulse translation into English

Convulse: translate from English into Chinese

Translate convulse into Chinese (Simplified)}
抽搐, 抽筋, 震动, 震

Convulse: translate from English into Dutch

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Stuiptrekken, Schokken, Krampachtig samentrekken

Convulse: translate from English into French

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Convulser, Bouleverser, Se convulser, Ébranler

Convulse: translate from English into German

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Erschüttern, In aufruhr versetzen

Convulse: translate from English into Hindi

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ऐंठना, मरोडना, हिलाना, कंपाना, बल देना

Convulse: translate from English into Italian

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Convulso, Agitare

Convulse: translate from English into Korean

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경련, 진동시키다, ...을 경련시키다, ...을 몹시 웃기다

Convulse: translate from English into Russian

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Конвульсия, Потрясать, Волновать, Вызывать судороги, Вызывать конвульсии, Заставить задрожать

Convulse: translate from English into Spanish

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Convulsionar, Agitarse

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Latin convuls- ‘pulled violently, wrenched’, from the verb convellere, from con- ‘together’ + vellere ‘to pull’.

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Convulse – similar words

convulses

kənˈvʌls

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
verb

To shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control

Usage examples:

[ i ] the audience convulsed with laughter., convulsive laughter/sobs
verb

To (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements

Usage examples:

To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.
Convulses - all meanings in English

convulsed

kənˈvʌls

verb

Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs.

Usage examples:

She convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
verb

Past simple and past participle of convulse

Usage examples:

To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.
verb

To (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements

Usage examples:

To convulse with pain, a racking cough convulsed her whole body.
Convulsed - all meanings in English

convulsant

ˌæn.ti.kənˈvʌl.sənt

adjective

(chiefly of drugs) producing sudden and involuntary muscle contractions.

Usage examples:

Some users, however, report that they become more sensitive to cocaine's anesthetic and convulsant …
noun

A convulsant drug.

Usage examples:

Seizures could be nonepileptic if evoked in the normal brain by treatments, such as electric shock …
noun

A substance that prevents or improves a medical condition in which someone's body shakes violently with sudden uncontrolled movements

Usage examples:

Anticonvulsants are used in the treatment of epilepsy., she believes she should have been told to c…
Convulsant - all meanings in English

Convulse synonims

jerk

noun

A quick, sharp, sudden movement.

Usage examples:

He gave a sudden jerk of his head
verb

Move or cause to move with a jerk.

Usage examples:

The van jerked forward
verb

Season or marinate (meat or fish) in a blend of chilli, allspice, and other ingredients and barbecue it over a wood fire.

Usage examples:

If they didn't use pimento to jerk the chicken it's not the original jamaican jerk chicken
Jerk - all meanings in English

shudder

verb

(of a person) tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.

Usage examples:

She still shuddered at the thought of him
noun

An act of shuddering.

Usage examples:

The elevator rose with a shudder
Shudder - all meanings in English

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