convulse

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To be beset by political or social upheaval.
  3. (transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.

Traduzioni

convulsar

συνταράσσω

in Aufruhr versetzen

προξενώ σπασμούς

katılma

convulser

Pronunciato come (IPA)
/kənˈvʌls/
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel.

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