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convulse
con·vulse C0618900 (kən-vŭls′)v. con·vulsed, con·vuls·ing, con·vuls·es v.tr.1. To shake or agitate violently: tremors that convulsed the countryside. See Synonyms at agitate.2. To disturb or upset severely: Strikes and riots convulsed the nation.3. To affect with irregular and involuntary muscular contractions; throw into convulsions.4. To cause to shake with laughter or strong emotion.v.intr.1. To become affected by convulsions; shake. 2. To be disturbed or upset: The region convulses with change.
[Latin convellere, convuls-, to pull violently : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + vellere, to pull.]convulse (kənˈvʌls) vb1. (tr) to shake or agitate violently2. (Medicine) (tr) to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions3. informal (often foll by: with) to shake or be overcome (with violent emotion, esp laughter)4. (tr) to disrupt the normal running of (a country, etc): student riots have convulsed India. [C17: from Latin convulsus, from convellere to tear up, from vellere to pluck, pull] conˈvulsive adj conˈvulsively adv conˈvulsiveness ncon•vulse (kənˈvʌls)
v.t. -vulsed, -vuls•ing. 1. to shake violently; agitate. 2. to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc. 3. to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles. [1635–45; < Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to shatter, tear loose =con- con- + vellere to pull, tear] con•vuls′ed•ly, adv. convulse
Past participle: convulsed
Gerund: convulsing
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| convulse | | convulse |
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| I convulse | | you convulse | | he/she/it convulses | | we convulse | | you convulse | | they convulse |
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| I convulsed | | you convulsed | | he/she/it convulsed | | we convulsed | | you convulsed | | they convulsed |
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| I am convulsing | | you are convulsing | | he/she/it is convulsing | | we are convulsing | | you are convulsing | | they are convulsing |
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| I have convulsed | | you have convulsed | | he/she/it has convulsed | | we have convulsed | | you have convulsed | | they have convulsed |
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| I was convulsing | | you were convulsing | | he/she/it was convulsing | | we were convulsing | | you were convulsing | | they were convulsing |
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| I had convulsed | | you had convulsed | | he/she/it had convulsed | | we had convulsed | | you had convulsed | | they had convulsed |
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| I will convulse | | you will convulse | | he/she/it will convulse | | we will convulse | | you will convulse | | they will convulse |
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| I will have convulsed | | you will have convulsed | | he/she/it will have convulsed | | we will have convulsed | | you will have convulsed | | they will have convulsed |
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| I will be convulsing | | you will be convulsing | | he/she/it will be convulsing | | we will be convulsing | | you will be convulsing | | they will be convulsing |
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| I have been convulsing | | you have been convulsing | | he/she/it has been convulsing | | we have been convulsing | | you have been convulsing | | they have been convulsing |
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| I will have been convulsing | | you will have been convulsing | | he/she/it will have been convulsing | | we will have been convulsing | | you will have been convulsing | | they will have been convulsing |
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| I had been convulsing | | you had been convulsing | | he/she/it had been convulsing | | we had been convulsing | | you had been convulsing | | they had been convulsing |
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| I would convulse | | you would convulse | | he/she/it would convulse | | we would convulse | | you would convulse | | they would convulse |
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| I would have convulsed | | you would have convulsed | | he/she/it would have convulsed | | we would have convulsed | | you would have convulsed | | they would have convulsed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | convulse - make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children" | | 2. | convulse - be overcome with laughterexpress joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter | | 3. | convulse - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"thrash about, thresh, thresh about, jactitate, thrash, toss, slashshake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" | | 4. | convulse - shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" | | 5. | convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" | | 6. | convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
convulseverb1. shake, twist, agitate, contort He let out a cry that convulsed his whole body.2. twist, contort, work Olivia's face convulsed in a series of spasms.convulseverbTo cause to move to and fro violently:agitate, churn, rock, shake.Translationsconvulse (kənˈvals) verb to shake violently. convulsed with laughter. 使劇烈震動，使抽慉 使剧烈震动，使抽搐 conˈvulsive (-siv) adjective 抽慉的 抽搐的conˈvulsively adverb 抽慉地 抽搐地conˈvulsion (-ʃən) noun (often in plural) a sudden stiffening or jerking of the muscles of the body. 抽慉，痙攣 抽搐，痉挛 convulse
convulse with (something)To shake or seize with something (such as a physical display of emotion). The wife of the victim convulsed with sobs at his funeral. After being outside in the snow for so long, Cathy started convulsing with shivers.See also: convulseconvulse someone with somethingto cause someone to quake or jerk because of pain or emotion. (Can be physical or figurative; see examples.) He convulsed with abdominal pain from something he ate. The audience was convulsed with laughter.See also: convulseEncyclopediaSeeseizureconvulse
convulse (kən-vŭls′)v. con·vulsed, con·vulsing, con·vulses v.tr. To affect with irregular and involuntary muscular contractions; throw into convulsions.v.intr. To become affected by convulsions; shake. Patient discussion about convulseQ. my friend has convulsions what can i do to make it stop and improve his life quality? A. what type of convulsions? my best friend is epileptic, but as long as he get's his meds and sleep well- nothing ever happens. i know that as a child all my friend ever wanted was to go to school like everyone else... and to go to school trips without being afraid. More discussions about convulseLegalSeeSeizureconvulse
Synonyms for convulseverb shakeSynonymsverb twistSynonymsSynonyms for convulseverb to cause to move to and fro violentlySynonymsSynonyms for convulseverb make someone convulse with laughterRelated Wordsverb be overcome with laughterRelated Words- express joy
- express mirth
- laugh
verb move or stir about violentlySynonyms- thrash about
- thresh
- thresh about
- jactitate
- thrash
- toss
- slash
Related Wordsverb shake uncontrollablyRelated Wordsverb cause to contractRelated Words- constrict
- compress
- contract
- compact
- press
- squeeze
- convulse
verb contract involuntarily, as in a spasmRelated Words- constrict
- compress
- contract
- compact
- press
- squeeze
- convulse
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