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Definition of Convulsed

Convulsed
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 Convulsed from wikipedia

- A convulsion is a medical condition where the body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in uncontrolled shaking. Because epileptic...
- Convulse is a Finnish death metal band from Nokia, active between 1988 and 1994 and again since 2012. They were one of their country's first extreme metal...
- moment later, she cried out, having the same symptoms as Krysin. She convulsed and then collapsed on top of Krysin. Filipenko, who had gotten to Korovina...
- 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...
- November 3, 2020. Healy, Jack; Searcey, Dionne (June 4, 2020). "Two Crises Convulse a Nation: A Pandemic and Police Violence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331...
- 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...
- 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...
- ascend with a diver who is convulsing is tricky, and cites the US Navy Diving Manual again, specifically: If a diver convulses, the breathing apparatus...
- limestone, though often greatly altered by volcanic activity that has convulsed the region in relatively recent geologic times. Of particular interest...
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