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Definition of Convulse

Convulse
Convulse Con*vulse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Convulsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Convulsing.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain. With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. --Macaulay. 2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. --Macaulay. Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.

Meaning of Convulse from wikipedia

- A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. Because epileptic...
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- from his eyes and ears, frothing at the mouth. He fell to the ground convulsing and then went still. Korovina ran up to him, trying to get him to gain...
- almost despotic sway within their own shires, and may sometimes threaten to convulse even the realm itself. From 1910 to 1975 committee and subcommittee chairmanship...
- rumpled shirt, broad tie, baggy pants, and suspenders. Arquette could often convulse Paar and the audience into helpless laughter by way of his timing and use...
- granted by France to the island in the 1970s–80s. In 2009, Martinique was convulsed by the French Caribbean general strikes. Initially focusing on cost-of-living...
- the St. Bartholomew's Day M****acre. Two centuries later, Lyon was again convulsed by violence during the French Revolution, when the citizenry rose up against...
- extracts all but one of the packages. Dom begins to scream in pain and convulse, and Rich retrieves the last condom from Dom – but it is broken and the...
- several, to form an intermediate body of Electors, will be much less apt to convulse the community, with any extraordinary or violent movements... [As] the...