CONVULSIVE


Meaning of CONVULSIVE in English

/ kənˈvʌlsɪv; NAmE / adjective

( of movements or actions ) sudden and impossible to control :

a convulsive movement / attack / fit

Her breath came in convulsive gasps.

►  con·vul·sive·ly adverb :

weeping convulsively

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.