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con·vulse (k

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v. con·vulsed, con·vuls·ing, con·vuls·es

v.tr.

1. To shake or agitate violently: tremors that convulsed the countryside; when civil war convulsed the nation. See Synonyms at agitate.

2. To affect with irregular and involuntary muscular contractions; throw into convulsions.

3. To cause to shake with laughter or strong emotion.

v.intr.

To become affected by or as if by convulsions; shake.

[Latin convellere, convuls-, to pull violently : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + vellere, to pull.]

convulse [kənˈvʌls]

1. (tr) to shake or agitate violently

2. (Medicine) (tr) to cause (muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions

3. (intr; often foll by with) Informal 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

[from Latin convulsus, from convellere to tear up, from vellere to pluck, pull]

convulsive adj

convulsively adv

convulsiveness n

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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 express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
	3.	convulse - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" thrash about, thresh, thresh about, jactitate, thrash, toss, slash 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" shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
	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"

convulse

verb

1. shake, twist, agitate, contort He let out a cry that convulsed his whole body.

2. twist, contort, work Olivia's face convulsed in a series of spasms.

Translations

convulse [kənˈvʌls] VT

1. (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

convulse [kənˈvʌls] vt

[+ country, society] → bouleverser

to be convulsed with laughter → se tordre de rire

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

convulse [kənˈvʌls] vt → sconvolgere
to be convulsed with pain/laughter → contorcersi dal dolore/dalle risa

convulse

v convulse [kənˈvals]

to shake violently convulsed with laughter. skud يَهـتَـز بقُوّه треса zmítat se få krampetrækninger; vride sig erschüttern προκαλώ συσπάσεις convulsionar, sacudir vappuma به لرزه درآوردن hytkyä, ravistella (se) convulser לְהַרעִיד मरोड़ना potresti megráz(kódtat) bergetar hrista(st) ofsalega sconvolgere; essere preso da un convulso di 激しくふるわせる 몸부림치다 sukrėsti, trūkčioti, raitytis kratīt; radīt krampjus meriah (doen) stuiptrekken ryste; få krampetrekninger; vri seg (av latter) wstrząsać sacudir a (se) zvârcoli корчиться triasť sa zvijati se, krčiti se tresti se skaka ทำให้สั่นอย่างแรง şiddetle sars(ıl)mak 使劇烈震動，使抽慉 потрясати, хитати هلچل پیدا كردينا، كهلبلى مچانا rung chuyển 使剧烈震动

adj conˈvulsive [-siv]

krampagtig مُتَشَنِّج، مُضْطَـرب конвулсивен otřásající, křečovitý krampagtig erschütternd σπασμωδικός convulsivo tõmblev متشنج kouristuksenomainen convulsif עֲווִיתִי ऐंठन, मरोड़ potresan, grčevit görcsös, rángatózó gemetar krampakenndur convulsivo, convulso 発作的な 발작을 일으키는 konvulsinis, mėšlungiškas konvulsīvs; krampjains kemeriahan krampachtig krampaktig spazmatyczny convulsivo convulsiv судорожный kŕčovitý krčevit grčevit konvulsivisk, krampaktig ที่เกิดการสั่นกระตุก sarsıcı, katılmaya yol açan 抽慉的 судомний, конвульсивний لوٹ پوٹ كردينوالا، كهلبلى مچا دينوالا chấn động 震动的

adv conˈvulsively

krampagtig بتَشَنُّج، باضْطِراب конвулсивно škubavě, křečovitě krampagtigt erschütternd σπασμωδικά convulsivamente tõmblevalt بطور متشنج kouristuksenomaisesti convulsivement בְּצוּרָה עֲווִיתִית मरोड़ के साथ potresan, grčevit görcsösen dengan gemetar á krampakenndan hátt convulsivamente 激しく 발작적으로 konvulsiškai konvulsīvi; krampjaini dengan meriah krampachtig krampaktig, med krampetrekninger spazmatycznie convulsivamente convulsiv судорожно kŕčovito krčevito grčevito konvulsiviskt, krampaktigt อย่างที่เกิดการสั่นกระตุก sarsılarak, katılarak 抽慉地 конвульсивно جهنجهوڑت‍ے هوۓ، كهلبلى مچات‍ے هوۓ một cách chấn động 震动地

n conˈvulsion [-ʃən]

(often in plural) a sudden stiffening or jerking of the muscles of the body. stuiptrekking تَشَنُّـج (العَضَـلات) конвулсии křeč krampe; krampetrækning; krampeanfald der Krampf σπασμός convulsión kramp تشنج kouristus convulsion פִּרכּוּסִים ऐंठन, मरोड़ trzaj rángatódzás kejang rykkir, krampi convulsione けいれん 경련 konvulsija, mėšlungis, traukuliai konvulsijas; krampji menggigil-gigil stuiptrekking voldsomt anfall; krampelatter konwulsja, drgawki convulsão convulsie судороги kŕč krč grč konvulsion[], kramp การกระตุกของกล้ามเนื้อในร่างกาย sarsılma, katılma 抽慉，痙攣 судома; конвульсія این‍ٹ‍ھ‍ن، هلچل co giật 痉挛

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