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1. (v.t.) convulse
to shake violently; agitate.
2. convulse
to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc.
3. convulse
to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles.
Etymology: (1635–45; < L convulsus, ptp. of convellere to shatter, tear loose =con-con - +vellere to pull, tear)
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| Definition of 'convulse' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) convulse
make someone convulse with laughter
"The comedian convulsed the crowd"
2. (verb) convulse
be overcome with laughter
3. (verb) convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
move or stir about violently
"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
4. (verb) convulse
shake uncontrollably
"earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
5. (verb) convulse
cause to contract
"The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
6. (verb) convulse
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
"The muscles in her face convulsed"
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| Definition of 'convulse' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) convulse
to contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain
2. (verb) convulse
to agitate greatly; to shake violently
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Sense: to shake violently
convulsed with laughter.
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 Afrikaans: skud |
 Arabic: يَهـتَـز بقُوّه |
 Bulgarian: треса |
 Brazilian: sacudir |
 Czech: zmítat se |
 German: erschüttern |
 Danish: få krampetrækninger; vrid |
 Greek: προκαλώ συσπάσεις |
 Spanish: convulsionar, sacudir |
 Estonian: vappuma |
 Farsi: به لرزه درآوردن |
 Finnish: kouristella |
 French: (se) convulser |
 Hebrew: לְהַרעִיד |
 Hindi: मरोड़ना |
 Croatian: potresti |
 Hungarian: megráz(kódtat) |
 Indonesian: bergetar |
 Icelandic: hrista(st) ofsalega |
 Italian: sconvolgere; essere preso |
 Japanese: 激しくふるわせる |
 Korean: 몸부림치다 |
 Lithuanian: sukrėsti, trūkčioti, rait |
 Latvian: kratīt; radīt krampjus |
 Malay: meriah |
 Dutch: (doen) stuiptrekken |
 Norwegian: ryste; få krampetrekninge |
 Polish: wstrząsać |
 Persian: به لرزه درآوردن |
 Pashto: په شدت سره ښورول، لړزول |
 Portuguese: sacudir |
 Romanian: a (se) zvârcoli |
 Russian: корчиться |
 Slovak: triasť sa |
 Slovenian: zvijati se, krčiti se |
 Serbian: tresti se |
 Swedish: skaka |
 Thai: ทำให้สั่นอย่างแรง |
 Turkish: şiddetle sars(ıl)mak |
 Taiwanese: 使劇烈震動，使抽慉 |
 Ukrainian: потрясати, хитати |
 Urdu: هلچل پیدا كردينا، كهلبلى |
 Vietnamese: rung chuyển |
 Chinese: 使剧烈震动，使抽搐 |
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