| VERB | communication | convulse | make someone convulse with laughter |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | convulse | be overcome with laughter | |
| motion | convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate | move or stir about violently | |
| motion | convulse | shake uncontrollably | |
| contact | convulse | cause to contract | |
| contact | convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm |
| Meaning | make someone convulse with laughter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The comedian convulsed the crowd" | |
| Cause to | convulse | Be overcome with laughter |
| Broader | amuse | make (somebody) laugh |
| Spanish | crispar, matar de risa | |
| Catalan | convulsar, crispar | |
| Adjectives | convulsive | resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent |
| Nouns | convulsion | violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
| Meaning | Be overcome with laughter. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Caused by | convulse | make someone convulse with laughter |
| Broader | laugh, express joy, express mirth | produce laughter |
| Spanish | convulsionar | |
| Catalan | convulsar | |
| Adjectives | convulsive | resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent |
| Meaning | Move or stir about violently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate | |
| Narrower | whip | thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash |
| Broader | shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
| Spanish | acuchillar, agitar, convelerse, dar vueltas, moverse agitadamente, reducir, sacudirse, sacudir, trillar, vapulear | |
| Catalan | convulsar, crispar, remenar | |
| Meaning | shake uncontrollably. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" | |
| Broader | shake, agitate | Move or cause to move back and forth |
| Spanish | convulsionar | |
| Meaning | Cause to contract. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Similar to | convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm |
| Adjectives | convulsive | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions |
| Nouns | convulsion | violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
| Meaning | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The muscles in her face convulsed" | |
| Broader | compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press | squeeze or press together |
| Similar to | convulse | Cause to contract |
| Spanish | convulsionar | |
| Catalan | convulsar | |
| Adjectives | convulsive | affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions |
| Nouns | convulsion | violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles |
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