VERB | communication | convulse | make someone convulse with laughter |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
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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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