Convulse - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈvʌls|  American pronunciation of the word convulse
Brit.  |kənˈvʌls|  British pronunciation of the word convulse

verb

- make someone convulse with laughter
The comedian convulsed the crowd
- be overcome with laughter
- move or stir about violently (syn: slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, toss)
- shake uncontrollably
earthquakes convulsed the countryside
- cause to contract
The spasm convulses her facial muscles
- contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
The muscles in her face convulsed

Extra examples

The patient reacted to the medication and began convulsing.

The country was convulsed by war.

Mary was convulsed with laughter, as she found the man's jokes so funny.

The valley was convulsed by an earthquake.

He sat down, his shoulders convulsing with sobs.

A wave of nationalist demonstrations convulsed the country in 1919.

The comedian convulsed the crowd

The spasm convulses her facial muscles

The muscles in her face convulsed

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: convulse
he/she/it: convulses
present participle: convulsing
past tense: convulsed
past participle: convulsed
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