convulse — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   He realized she was crying. He could feel her body convulsing with little sobs and her cheek was wet where it brushed his.

2. To be beset by political or social upheaval.

   Uso

   • figurato
   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   The Persian Empire was convulsing with intrigue, revolt, and civil war.

3. To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   But while he was convulsing all London with laughter, he was fast falling a victim to consumption.

4. To cause disruption to.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   For Lucifer, as Lord of Fire, was thought to suffer the most terrible pangs whenever the element of fire, over which he presided, was convulsed or agitated.

Verbo

1. make someone convulse with laughter

   Termini più generali

   amuse

   Esempi

   The comedian convulsed the crowd

2. be overcome with laughter

   Termini più generali

   laughexpress joyexpress mirth

3. move or stir about violently

   Sinonimi

   threshthresh aboutthrashthrash aboutslashtossjactitate

   Termini più generali

   shakeagitate

   Esempi

   The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed

4. shake uncontrollably

   Termini più generali

   shakeagitate

   Esempi

   earthquakes convulsed the countryside

5. cause to contract

   Termini più generali

   compressconstrictsqueezecompactcontractpress

   Esempi

   The spasm convulses her facial muscles

6. contract involuntarily, as in a spasm

   Termini più generali

   compressconstrictsqueezecompactcontractpress

   Esempi

   The muscles in her face convulsed