convulse
convulse
Definition
con·vulse (kən vuls′)
transitive verb -·vulsed′, -·vuls′·ing
- to shake or disturb violently; agitate
- to cause convulsions, or spasms, in
- to cause to shake as with laughter, rage, or grief
Etymology: < L convulsus, pp. of convellere, to tear loose < com-, together + vellere, to pluck: see revulsion
convulse
Synonyms
convulse
v.
convulse
Usage Examples
Object
- face: As I turned I caught a glimpse of a convulsed face and frantic eyes.
- nation: Terrible wars are yet to convulse the nations, bringing famine in their train.
- body: The floor of the Newport Center is a sea of convulsing bodies.
- audience: I have heard of readers convulsing audiences with my " Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man.
- earth: For the Lord, the Divine Warrior will thunder before his great army in the darkened sky above a convulsing earth below.
- hand: The angel opens her eyes to witness his desertion, reaching over her shoulder with a convulsing hand to finger her wounds.
Preposition: with
- laughter: Looking more closely, we see that they are convulsed with silent laughter, the cause of which is unclear.
- passion: He broke out now into a furious stream of German invective, his face convulsed with passion.
- joy: It was terrible and amazing to see such a woman so convulsed with joy at such a sight.
Subject
- war: Between 1200 and 1500 Christendom was convulsed by war, plague and climatic regression.
Preposition: by
- war: Between 1200 and 1500 Christendom was convulsed by war, plague and climatic regression.
Modifying Another Word
- periodically: The city of Belfast, however, was periodically convulsed by sectarian rioting.
- so: It was terrible and amazing to see such a woman so convulsed with joy at such a sight.
- violently: There we times when he was incoherent, given to convulsing violently.
- now: The turmoil now convulsing human affairs is unprecedented, and many of its consequences may well prove enormously destructive.
- then: She tried to pull away, took one gasping breath, then convulsed before dropping unconscious to the floor.
- also: It also convulsed on two occasions while rolled over.
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