convulse

  • 11CONVULSÉ, ÉE — adj. T. de Médecine Qui est atteint de convulsions. Membres, muscles convulsés. Par extension, Visage convulsé …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 12convulse — con·vulse kən vəls vb, con·vulsed; con·vuls·ing vt to shake or agitate violently esp to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasms <was convulsed with pain> vi to become affected with convulsions <some children will… …

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  • 13convulse — verb Convulse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑body …

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  • 14convulse — verb 1 (I) if a part of your body convulses, it moves violently and you are not able to control it: He sat down, his shoulders convulsing with sobs. 2 (I) if you convulse, your body shakes violently and you are not able to control it, especially… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15Convulse (band) — Convulse Also known as S.D.S. Origin Nokia, Finland Genres Death metal Years active 1988 1994 …

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  • 16CONVULSÉ — ÉE. adj. T. de Médec. Il se dit Des membres ou des muscles qui sont attaqués de convulsions. Membres, muscles convulsés …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 17convulse — convulsedly, adv. convulsible, adj. convulsibility, n. /keuhn vuls /, v.t., convulsed, convulsing. 1. to shake violently; agitate. 2. to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc. 3. to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic… …

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  • 18convulse — verb a) To violently shake or agitate. b) To create great laughter. See Also: convulsion, convulsive, convulsant …

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  • 19convulse — Synonyms and related words: afflict, agitate, agonize, ail, amuse, beat, beat up, beguile, bite, bloody, bug, burn, chafe, churn, churn up, claw, concuss, crucify, cut, delight, disarrange, discompose, disquiet, distract, distress, disturb,… …

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  • 20convulse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. agitate, shake, disturb, trouble, excite, stir; rend, wring, hurt. See agitation, pain, revolution, violence. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. disturb, agitate, shake, shake up, unsettle, rock, stir,… …

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