convulse

kənˈvʌls

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Definition of convulse - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

body shaking

tr./intr.

TECH.

shake violently from illness or strong emotion

tr./intr.

TECH.

He began to convulse with laughter.

quake

shudder

spasm

disruption

tr.

Rare

disrupt the normal running of something

tr.

Rare

The scandal convulsed the entire organization.

derail

disrupt

upset

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Expressions with convulse

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convulse with laughter

shake uncontrollably because of laughing very hard

She convulsed with laughter at the joke.

Origin of convulse

Latin, convulsus (to shake violently)

Terms with convulse included in their meaning

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wheeze

laughter

convulse with laughter, becoming breathless

Examples of convulse in a sentence

The earthquake made the building convulse, spilling debris.
The new policy convulsed the market.
His sudden resignation convulsed the team.

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French:convulser, perturber, ...
German:sich schütteln, erschüttern, ...
Italian:convulsare, sconvolgere, ...
Spanish:convulsionar, sacudir, ...
Portuguese:convulsionar, abalar, ...
Chinese:抽搐, 震动, ...
Japanese:けいれんする, 混乱させる, ...
Arabic:اِهْتَزَّ, زَعْزَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְפַּעֵל בְּרְעָדָה, לְשַׁבֵּשׁ, ...
Russian:судорожно трястись, потрясать, ...
Ukrainian:судомитися, порушити, ...
Hindi:दौरा पड़ना, हिला देना, ...
Bengali:শরীর কাঁপা, বাধাগ্রস্ত করা, ...
Catalan:convulsionar, pertorbar, ...
Czech:třást se, otřást, ...
Danish:ryste ukontrolleret, ryste, ...
Dutch:stuiptrekken, verstoren, ...
Greek:σπαρταρώ, συνταράσσω, ...
Hungarian:vonaglani, megrázni, ...
Khmer:ប្រកាច់, ធ្វើឱ្យរងការរំខានយ៉ាងខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:경련하다, 혼란에 빠뜨리다, ...
Persian:تشنج کردن, مختل کرد, ...
Polish:dostać drgawek, zakłócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):convulsionar, perturbar, ...
Romanian:a convulsiona, a tulbura, ...
Swedish:krampa, skaka om, ...
Thai:ตัวสั่น, ทำให้หยุดชะงัก, ...
Turkish:sarsılmak, sarsmak, ...
Vietnamese:co giật, làm rung chuyển, ...

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convoying

convulse with laughter

convulsed

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