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con·vulse
(kən-vŭls′)v. con·vulsed, con·vuls·ing, con·vuls·es
v.tr.
1. To shake or agitate violently: tremors that convulsed the countryside. See Synonyms at agitate.
2. To disturb or upset severely: Strikes and riots convulsed the nation.
3. To affect with irregular and involuntary muscular contractions; throw into convulsions.
4. To cause to shake with laughter or strong emotion.
v.intr.
1. To become affected by convulsions; shake.
2. To be disturbed or upset: The region convulses with change.
[Latin convellere, convuls-, to pull violently : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + vellere, to pull.]
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convulse
(kənˈvʌls)vb
1. (tr) to shake or agitate violently
2. (Medicine) (tr) to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions
3. informal (often foll by: with) to shake or be overcome (with violent emotion, esp laughter)
4. (tr) to disrupt the normal running of (a country, etc): student riots have convulsed India.
[C17: from Latin convulsus, from convellere to tear up, from vellere to pluck, pull]
conˈvulsive adj
conˈvulsively adv
conˈvulsiveness n
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con•vulse
(kənˈvʌls)v.t. -vulsed, -vuls•ing.
1. to shake violently; agitate.
2. to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc.
3. to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles.
[1635–45; < Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to shatter, tear loose =con- con- + vellere to pull, tear]
con•vuls′ed•ly, adv.
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convulse
Past participle: convulsed
Gerund: convulsing
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| Verb | 1. | convulse - make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd" amuse - make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children" |
| 2. | convulse - be overcome with laughter | |
| 3. | convulse - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" | |
| 4. | convulse - shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" | |
| 5. | convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" | |
| 6. | convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
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convulse
verb
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Translations
يَهـتَـز بقُوّه
zmítat se
få krampetrækninger
hrista ofsalega
konvulsijakonvulsiniskonvulsiškaimėšlungismėšlungiškas
kratītradīt krampjus
şiddetle sars mak
convulse
[kənˈvʌls] VT1. (often pass) [earthquake etc] → sacudir (fig) [war, riot] → convulsionar, conmocionar
2. (fig) to be convulsed with laughter → desternillarse de risa
to be convulsed with anger → estar ciego de ira
to be convulsed with pain → retorcerse de dolor
to be convulsed with anger → estar ciego de ira
to be convulsed with pain → retorcerse de dolor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
convulse
[kənˈvʌls] vt [+ country, society] → bouleverser
to be convulsed with laughter → se tordre de rire
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
convulse
vt (earthquake, war etc) land → erschüttern; (fig also) → schütteln; sb’s body, muscles → krampfhaft zusammenziehen; to be convulsed with laughter/in pain → sich vor Lachen schütteln/Schmerzen krümmen; a face convulsed with rage → ein vor Wut verzerrtes Gesicht; a joke which convulsed the audience → ein Witz, bei dem sich das Publikum vor Lachen bog
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
convulse
[kənˈvʌls] vt → sconvolgereto be convulsed with pain/laughter → contorcersi dal dolore/dalle risa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
convulse
(kənˈvals) verb to shake violently. convulsed with laughter.
conˈvulsive (-siv) adjectiveconˈvulsively adverb
conˈvulsion (-ʃən) noun
(often in plural) a sudden stiffening or jerking of the muscles of the body.
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