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1 convulse
transitive verb1)2) (shake, lit. or fig.) erschüttern* * *(to shake violently: convulsed with laughter.) erschüttern- academic.ru/15904/convulsive">convulsive- convulsively
- convulsion* * *con·vulse[kənˈvʌls]II. vt▪ to \convulse sth etw erschütterna racking cough \convulsed her whole body sie wurde von einem fürchterlichen Husten geschüttelt* * *[kən'vʌls]vt(earthquake, war etc) land erschüttern; (fig also) schütteln; sb's body, muscles krampfhaft zusammenziehento be convulsed with laughter/in pain — sich vor Lachen schütteln/Schmerzen krümmen
a joke which convulsed the audience — ein Witz, bei dem sich das Publikum vor Lachen bog
* * *convulse [kənˈvʌls]A v/t2. Muskeln etc krampfhaft zusammenziehen:convulsed features verzerrte Züge3. in Lachkrämpfe versetzen* * *transitive verb1)2) (shake, lit. or fig.) erschüttern* * *v.erschüttern v. -
2 convulse
con·vulse [kənʼvʌls] visich akk krümmen [o winden];to \convulse sth etw erschüttern;a racking cough \convulsed her whole body sie wurde von einem fürchterlichen Husten geschüttelt;
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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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convulse — UK [kənˈvʌls] / US verb Word forms convulse : present tense I/you/we/they convulse he/she/it convulses present participle convulsing past tense convulsed past participle convulsed 1) a) [transitive, usually passive] if you are convulsed with a… … English dictionary
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convulse — [[t]kənvʌ̱ls[/t]] convulses, convulsing, convulsed V ERG If someone convulses or if they are convulsed by or with something, their body moves suddenly in an uncontrolled way. Olivia s face convulsed in a series of twitches... [V n] He let out a… … English dictionary
con|vulse — «kuhn VUHLS», transitive verb, vulsed, vuls|ing. 1. to shake violently: »An earthquake convulsed the island, damaging many of the buildings. SYNONYM(S): agitate. 2. to cause violent disturbance in: »His face was convulsed with rage. 3. to throw… … Useful english dictionary
shake — vb 1 Shake, tremble, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, shudder, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither are comparable when they mean to exhibit vibratory, wavering, or oscillating movement often as an evidence of instability. Shake, the ordinary and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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convulse — verb (convulsed; convulsing) Etymology: Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com + vellere to pluck more at vulnerable Date: 1614 transitive verb to shake or agitate violently; especially to shake with or as… … New Collegiate Dictionary
