Convulse - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kənˈvʌls|
Brit.
|kənˈvʌls|
verb
- make someone convulse with laughter
- move or stir about violently (syn: slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, toss)
- shake uncontrollably
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 contractThe spasm convulses her facial muscles
- contract involuntarily, as in a spasmThe 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
I/you/we/they: convulse
he/she/it: convulses
present participle: convulsing
past tense: convulsed
past participle: convulsed
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