The meaning of Convulse

Convulse – definition

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/violently Go into spasms Shudder Jerk Thrash about Suffer 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

Convulse translation into English

Convulse: translate from English into Chinese

抽搐, 抽筋, 震动, 震

Convulse: translate from English into Dutch

Stuiptrekken, Schokken, Krampachtig samentrekken

Convulse: translate from English into French

Convulser, Bouleverser, Se convulser, Ébranler

Convulse: translate from English into German

Erschüttern, In aufruhr versetzen

Convulse: translate from English into Hindi

ऐंठना, मरोडना, हिलाना, कंपाना, बल देना

Convulse: translate from English into Italian

Convulso, Agitare

Convulse: translate from English into Korean

경련, 진동시키다, ...을 경련시키다, ...을 몹시 웃기다

Convulse: translate from English into Russian

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

Convulse: translate from English into Spanish

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

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

All meanings and translations of Convulses

convulsed

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.

All meanings and translations of Convulsed

convulsant

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…

All meanings and translations of Convulsant

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

All meanings and translations of Jerk

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

All meanings and translations of Shudder

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