adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The coup led to convulsive changes in U.S.-Central American relations.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A convulsive fit so that his thin frame shook.
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But if the article appears less than earth-shaking, getting it into print proved a convulsive experience for the Sun newsroom.
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For Francesca, who's almost 3, suffers from a brain disorder which triggers off convulsive fits.
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He began to cough in rasping barks that became horribly convulsive before eventually subsiding.
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His feet made a quick convulsive shuffle.
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One convulsive shudder, and he was no more.
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She seized the handle, but the impetus was too great, and it was wrenched from her convulsive grasp.
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The only sound in the house is the occasional last convulsive sob from the top of the stairs.