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Meanings of convulse in inglés

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sovar
catalán
crispar
español
sacudir

Move or stir about violently.

      sacudir
      Usage of convulse in inglés
      1
      Biffy's previously still form stiffened and then began to shudder and convulse.
      Blameless
      2
      The mother answered: The lightest touch is sufficient to convulse her, professor.
      The Tyranny of the Dark
      3
      The wars of Broderick and Gwin, Field and Terry, convulse the State.
      The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
      4
      They are serious seizures, but he doesn't shake and drool or convulse.
      Death by Video Game
      5
      Eleanor felt her stomach roll and then convulse as she dry heaved.
      Flesh Eaters
      6
      Blood flew up and splattered the window as Casey began to convulse.
      The talisman
      7
      A general strike against the payment of rent would convulse society.
      The Land-War in Ireland: A History for the Times
      8
      Pecel, far luckier than most divers who convulse at depth, survived.
      Blind descent: the quest to discover the deepest place on earth
      9
      After a minute he fell backward, his body starting to convulse.
      Boy’s Life
      10
      Her lips convulse feebly as she registers his approach; her insubstantial eyelashes flutter.
      The crimson petal and the white
      11
      Wrath and sorrow and insulted affection convulse him for a moment.
      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 / A Mag...
      12
      Her eyes closed and an ecstatic thrill seemed to convulse her entire being.
      The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
      13
      Tucson.com reported that Cunningham appeared to convulse after hitting the ice.
      Reuters
      14
      Very well, Sidheag started to convulse and then collapsed to the floor, dead.
      Changeless
      15
      His search became frantic, as his lungs were starting to convulse for air.
      Mister Slaughter
      16
      He could convulse a dinner-party when everything else failed, by making ridiculous faces.
      Stories by American Authors, Volume 1
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      Translations for convulse
      Convulse through the time
      Convulse across language varieties
      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common