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convulsivecon‧vul‧sive /kənˈvʌlsɪv/ adjective [usually before noun] - The coup led to convulsive changes in U.S.-Central American relations.
- A convulsive fit so that his thin frame shook.
- But if the article appears less than earth-shaking, getting it into print proved a convulsive experience for the Sun newsroom.
- For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.
- He began to cough in rasping barks that became horribly convulsive before eventually subsiding.
- His feet made a quick convulsive shuffle.
- One convulsive shudder, and he was no more.
- She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsive grasp.
- The only sound in the house is the occasional last convulsive sob from the top of the stairs.
a convulsive movement or action is sudden, violent, and impossible to control: a convulsive sob—convulsively adverb: Con’s body jerked convulsively. |