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- Dictionarycon·vulse/kənˈvəlz/
verb
- 1. (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs: "she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain"
- 2. throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval: "a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany"
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The meaning of CONVULSE is to shake or agitate violently; especially : to shake with or as if with irregular spasms. How to use convulse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Convulse.
to shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control: [ I ] The audience convulsed with laughter.
Convulse definition: to shake violently; agitate. . See examples of CONVULSE used in a sentence.
To convulse is to have spasms. Get help immediately if you see someone convulse. This medical condition can be brought on by something simple (like a rise in body temperature) or something more complicated, such as epilepsy.
to shake violently, or to cause someone to shake without control: [ I ] The audience convulsed with laughter.
(kənˈvʌls ) verb. 1. (transitive) to shake or agitate violently. 2. (transitive) to cause ( muscles) to undergo violent spasms or contractions. 3. (intransitive; often foll by with) informal.
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.
[transitive, intransitive] convulse (somebody) (with something) (rather formal) to cause a sudden shaking movement in somebody’s body; to make this movement A violent shiver convulsed him. His whole body convulsed.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧vulse /kənˈvʌls/ verb 1 [ intransitive] if your body or a part of it convulses, it moves violently and you are not able to control it He sat down, his shoulders convulsing with sobs. 2 → be convulsed with laughter/anger etc 3 [ transitive] if something such as a war convulses a country, it caus...
Jun 2, 2024 · convulse (third-person singular simple present convulses, present participle convulsing, simple past and past participle convulsed) (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
