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Meanings of
convulsive
in anglès
Affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm.
spasmodic
spastic
Related terms
unsteady
Convulsive.
Related terms
violent
Usage of
convulsive
in anglès
1
It might well be
convulsive
but the economy is strong enough, just.
2
The horse gave a
convulsive
stagger and fell dead in the shafts.
3
There are two varieties of the disease, the
convulsive
and the gangrenous.
4
She cried for a long time, the sobs
convulsive
but also cathartic.
5
The smaller the societies, the more violent and more
convulsive
their schisms.
6
Never was the struggle of the administration party so desperate and
convulsive
.
7
Treatment with ginsenosides dose-dependently attenuated
convulsive
behavior and the KA-induced mitochondrial effects.
8
She saw his throat working with the
convulsive
effort to produce sound.
9
One-third have significant to profound physical handicaps, and many have
convulsive
disorders.
10
Only rarely were
convulsive
seizures observed in these mice at any age.
11
I clasped his knees; my voice was almost stifled with
convulsive
sobs.
12
Hector clinched his hands in a
convulsive
movement of anguish and rage.
13
No sob escaped her lips; there was no
convulsive
movement of shoulder.
14
But his
convulsive
fingers seized only the leathern strap of the haversack.
15
Presently, however, she recovered, and sat up with an extraordinary
convulsive
shudder.
16
Amazement on every face and a
convulsive
movement in one half-hidden hand.
Other examples for "convulsive"
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convulsive
Adjective
Frequent collocations
convulsive movement
convulsive shudder
convulsive sobs
convulsive effort
convulsive grasp
More collocations
Convulsive
through the time
Convulsive
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common