CONVULSIVE


Meaning of CONVULSIVE in English

adjective

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

The coup led to convulsive changes in U.S.-Central American relations.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A convulsive fit so that his thin frame shook.

But if the article appears less than earth-shaking, getting it into print proved a convulsive experience for the Sun newsroom.

For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.

He began to cough in rasping barks that became horribly convulsive before eventually subsiding.

His feet made a quick convulsive shuffle.

One convulsive shudder, and he was no more.

She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsive grasp.

The only sound in the house is the occasional last convulsive sob from the top of the stairs.

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