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convulse
[ kuhn-vuhls ]
verb (used with object)
- to shake violently; agitate.
- to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc.
- to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles.
convulse
/ kənˈvʌls /
verb
- tr to shake or agitate violently
- tr to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions
- informal.introften foll bywith to shake or be overcome (with violent emotion, esp laughter)
- tr to disrupt the normal running of (a country, etc)
student riots have convulsed India
Derived Forms
- conˈvulsively, adverb
- conˈvulsiveness, noun
- conˈvulsive, adjective
Other Words From
- con·vulsed·ly adverb
- con·vulsi·ble adjective
- con·vulsi·bili·ty noun
- uncon·vulsed adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of convulse1
Example Sentences
Multiple witnesses said Grant convulsed and vomited during the process.
The last man who died by lethal injection in Oklahoma, John Marion Grant, convulsed and vomited for several minutes following the administration of a sedative on October 28 — only heightening concerns about lethal injection practices.
Oklahoma broke a six-year moratorium on executions Thursday in grisly fashion as the prisoner put to death convulsed and vomited as he died.
The inmate, John Marion Grant, reportedly died while vomiting and convulsing after being given the lethal injection.
They began defacing government websites in September 2020, a simple but highly visible act of protest that got them attention as the country convulsed in turmoil.
Lockett began to convulse violently, his head and chest rising up off the gurney multiple times as he called out, “Oh, man.”
A year later, it happened again, causing the emergency medical system to convulse into action once more.
"You positively convulse me, you're so very humorous," said Robinson, without a vestige of a smile.
When anger, avarice, and concupiscence convulse the peace of thy soul, look up to this star and call on Mary.
In a moment he could melt a popular audience to tears or convulse it with laughter.
At that moment he felt an electric thrill convulse her frame, followed by a complete stillness.
She would be thought asleep were it not for the tremors that periodically convulse her frame.
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