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English verb: convulse | |||
| 1. | convulse (communication) make someone convulse with laughter | ||
| Samples | The comedian convulsed the crowd. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amuse | ||
| Cause | convulse | ||
| 2. | convulse (body) be overcome with laughter | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express joy, express mirth, laugh | ||
| 3. | convulse (motion) move or stir about violently | ||
| Samples | The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. | ||
| Synonyms | jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whip | ||
| 4. | convulse (motion) shake uncontrollably | ||
| Samples | Earthquakes convulsed the countryside. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
| 5. | convulse (contact) cause to contract | ||
| Samples | The spasm convulses her facial muscles. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| Verb group | convulse | ||
| 6. | convulse (contact) contract involuntarily, as in a spasm | ||
| Samples | The muscles in her face convulsed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| Verb group | convulse | ||
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