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| | convulse | (v) make someone convulse with laughter, Example: The comedian convulsed the crowd | | convulse | (v) be overcome with laughter | | convulse | (v) move or stir about violently, Syn. toss, slash, thresh, thrash, thrash about, jactitate, thresh about, Example: The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed | | convulse | (v) shake uncontrollably, Example: earthquakes convulsed the countryside | | convulse | (v) cause to contract, Example: The spasm convulses her facial muscles | | convulse | (v) contract involuntarily, as in a spasm, Example: The muscles in her face convulsed | | convulsion | (n) violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | | convulsion | (n) a violent disturbance, Syn. upheaval, turmoil, Example: the convulsions of the stock market | | convulsion | (n) a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval | | convulsive | (adj) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm, Syn. spastic, spasmodic, Example: convulsive motions; his body made a spasmodic jerk; spastic movements |
| | Convulse | 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. [ 1913 Webster ] With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. [ 1913 Webster ] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. Syn. -- To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsion | n. [ L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion. ] 1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction of the muscular parts of an animal body. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent shaking; a tumult; a commotion. [ 1913 Webster ] Those two massy pillars,
With horrible convulsion, to and fro
He tugged, he shook, till down they came. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Times of violence and convulsion. Ames. Syn. -- Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsional | a. Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsionary | a. [ Cf. F. convulsionnaire. ] Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. “Convulsionary struggles.” Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsionary | n. A convulsionist. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsionist | n. One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the Convulsionists of St. Médard. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsive | a. [ Cf. F. convulsif. ] Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary. [ 1913 Webster ] An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Convulsively | adv. in a convulsive manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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