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Definition of Convulses

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 Convulses 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...
- 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...
- Origin New Jersey, U.S. Genres Hardcore punk Years active 2018–2025 Labels Convulse Atomic Action Crew Cuts Spinoff of Sick **** Past members Sami Kaiser Matthew...
- a final crew meal before returning to stasis, he suddenly chokes and convulses. A small alien creature bursts from his chest, killing him, and escapes...
- front door, they are tased by two other masked intruders. As the woman convulses on the floor, the intruder with the shotgun blows her head off. In the...
- 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...
- orders The Substance and injects the single-use activator serum. She convulses as her body generates a younger woman, Sue, emerging from a slit in her...
- increased naval ****istance. News of the American triumph at Yorktown convulsed Europe. In January 1782, after recovering, Adams arrived at The Hague...
- "Secrets of History: The C.I.A. in Iran – A special report; How a Plot Convulsed Iran in '53 (and in '79)", The New York Times, 16 April 2000 Stephen Fleischman...