convulse

Definition of convulse

Verbs

make someone convulse with laughter
"The comedian convulsed the crowd"
Type of:
amuse
make (somebody) laugh
be overcome with laughter
Type of:
express joy, express mirth, laugh
produce laughter
move or stir about violently
Synonyms:
jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
Types:
whip
thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
Type of:
agitate, shake
move or cause to move back and forth
shake uncontrollably
"earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
Type of:
agitate, shake
move or cause to move back and forth
cause to contract
"The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
Type of:
compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
squeeze or press together
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
"The muscles in her face convulsed"
Type of:
compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
squeeze or press together

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
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John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath" Chapters 1-9 »(105 words)
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Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage - Chapters 1 -6 »(668 words)
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 1-13 »(343 words)
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Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 11-29 »(326 words)
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 40-53 »(285 words)
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Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 10-19 »(279 words)
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Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" Chapters 1-9 »(198 words)
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Billy BUDD »(160 words)
  • approbation
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Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front »(133 words)
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