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Word: Convulse
Speech Type: Verb
mid 17th century: from Latin convuls- ‘pulled violently, wrenched’, from the verb convellere, from con- ‘together’ + vellere ‘to pull’
kənˈvʌls
suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs
Short Definition:suffer violent involuntary contraction of muscles
Examples:- she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval
Short Definition:throw country into violent social or political upheaval
Examples:- a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany
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