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convulsing 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/kənˈvəls/,
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convulsing, present participle; convulsed, past tense; convulses, 3rd person singular present; convulsed, past participle;
  1. (of a person) Suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs
    • - she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain
  2. (of an emotion, laughter, or physical stimulus) Cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements
    • - Carlos was convulsed by a second bout of sneezing
    • - she rocked backward and forward, convulsed with helpless mirth
  3. Throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval
    • - a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany
  1. make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
  2. (convulse) move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
  3. (convulse) shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
  4. (convulse) cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
  5. (Convulse) An epileptic seizure, occasionally referred to as a fit, is defined as a transient symptom of "abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain". ...
  6. (Convulse (band)) Convulse was a Finnish death metal band from Nokia, Finland, active between 1988 and 1994. They were one of their country's first extreme metal bands and by some to be the forefathers of the local ‘Nokia' metal scene.
  7. (Convulsions) A convulsion is a medical condition where body muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body. Because a convulsion is often a symptom of an epileptic seizure, the term convulsion is sometimes used as a synonym for seizure. ...
  8. (convulse) To violently shake or agitate; To create great laughter
  9. (Convulsions) violent, involuntary muscle contractions.
  10. (Convulsions) Also known as seizures, fits or attacks. May be a side effect of medications or drugs.
  11. (Convulsions) Break a pot or dish in front of the child to drive away the demon of convulsions (Galicia; "Urquell," ii. 33). Prick the finger of the child with a needle, suck blood therefrom, spit thrice, and then put some of the mother's blood in the child's mouth (ib.).
  12. (Convulsions) cramps, neuropathy. (Infantile Convulsions when listed as cause of death for an infant).
  13. (Convulsions) violent body spasms; fits or seizures.
  14. (convulsions) seizures accompanied by involuntary jerking movements.
  15. Convulsions (symptom of alcohol poisoning)