convulsive

[US]/kənˈvʌlsiv/
[UK]/kən'vʌlsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. characterized by spasms or convulsions

Example Sentences

a convulsive movement of the muscles

she gave a convulsive sob.

he disturbed other people with convulsive fidgets.

She experienced convulsive laughter during the comedy show.

The patient had convulsive seizures due to a high fever.

The child's convulsive sobs could be heard throughout the house.

Her convulsive shaking was a result of extreme fear.

The convulsive movements of the dancer added to the intensity of the performance.

He was overcome with convulsive rage at the unfair treatment.

The convulsive reaction of the audience to the plot twist was unexpected.

The convulsive coughing fit left him breathless and weak.

The convulsive shaking of the ground signaled the earthquake's arrival.

Her convulsive sobbing was a release of pent-up emotions.

Real-world Examples

One can only gently insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

He burst into convulsive sobbing, with his face buried in his hands.

Source: The Case of the Blue Sapphire by Sherlock Holmes

By convulsive efforts he got on his feet, staggered, and fell.

Source: The Call of the Wild

He appeared to have the convulsive strength of a man in an epileptic fit.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

He jerked his arms and stamped his feet in a kind of convulsive frenzy.

Source: The Sign of the Four

The campaign unfolded over a year so convulsive that the third presidential impeachment in history now seems a distant memory.

Source: Time

No one breathes. With a faint, convulsive effort, the swooning boy drops his arm into the noose.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 5

And now the movements were strangely convulsive.

Source: Magician

She saw the convulsive movement of his shoulders.

Source: The Shackles of Life (Part One)

Convulsive sobs took all nerve out of her utterance.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 2)

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