"convulse" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /kənˈvʌls/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-convulse.wav Forms: convulses [present, singular, third-person], convulsing [participle, present], convulsed [participle, past], convulsed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌls Etymology: From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|convulsus}} Latin convulsus, {{doublet|en|convel}} Doublet of convel Head templates: {{en-verb}} convulse (third-person singular simple present convulses, present participle convulsing, simple past and past participle convulsed)
  1. (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort. Tags: intransitive Translations (to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles): stuiptrekken (Dutch), kejang (Indonesian), hūkeke (Maori), convulsionar (english: se) (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-convulse-en-verb-KwjXAu1X Disambiguation of 'to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles': 69 1 30
  2. (intransitive, figurative) To be beset by political or social upheaval. Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-convulse-en-verb-MOo1bLAC
  3. (transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily. Tags: transitive Translations (to violently shake): треса се (tresa se) (Bulgarian), получавам конвулсии (polučavam konvulsii) (Bulgarian), 劇烈震動 /剧烈震动 (kek⁶ lit⁶ zan³ dung⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), convulser (French), erschüttern (German), 振動させる (shindō-saseru) (alt: しんどう-させる) (Japanese), co-leayst (Manx), convulsionar (Portuguese), convelir (Portuguese), arqhepay (Quechua), convulsionar (Spanish), crispar (Spanish), skaka (Swedish), kikna (Swedish), sarsmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-convulse-en-verb-RNdzkiDD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Quechua translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 5 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 12 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 2 14 25 24 24 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 10 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 14 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 13 62 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 25 10 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 10 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 10 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 9 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Quechua translations: 24 10 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 26 11 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 10 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 26 10 65 Disambiguation of 'to violently shake': 12 0 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unconvulsed Related terms: convulsant, convulsible, convulsion, convulsive

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} convulse
  1. feminine plural of convulso Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: convulso
    Sense id: en-convulse-it-adj-sPbSCH9s Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 2 14 25 24 24 4

Verb [Latin]

IPA: /konˈu̯ul.se/ [Classical-Latin], [kɔnˈu̯ʊɫ̪s̠ɛ] [Classical-Latin], /konˈvul.se/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [koɱˈvulse] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Head templates: {{head|la|participle form}} convulse
  1. vocative masculine singular of convulsus Tags: form-of, masculine, participle, singular, vocative Form of: convulsus
    Sense id: en-convulse-la-verb-5x2UjtF4 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 2 14 25 24 24 4

Verb [Portuguese]

Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} convulse
  1. inflection of convulsar:
    first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: convulsar
    Sense id: en-convulse-pt-verb-JHreZLBr Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 2 14 25 24 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 1 14 22 21 31 3 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. inflection of convulsar:
    third-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, singular, third-person Form of: convulsar
    Sense id: en-convulse-pt-verb-07VnkMcb

Inflected forms

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          "alt": "しんどう-させる",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to violently shake",
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel.",
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      "form": "convulsing",
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      "word": "convulsant"
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    {
      "word": "convulsible"
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      "word": "convulsion"
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          "text": "He realized she was crying. He could feel her body convulsing with little sobs and her cheek was wet where it brushed his.",
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        "To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort."
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        "(intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort."
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        {
          "ref": "1988, Carroll Stuhlmueller, Rebuilding with Hope: A Commentary on the Books of Haggai and Zechariah, page 12:",
          "text": "The Persian Empire was convulsing with intrigue, revolt, and civil war.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To be beset by political or social upheaval."
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        "(intransitive, figurative) To be beset by political or social upheaval."
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        "intransitive"
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        {
          "ref": "1882, William Montgomery Clemens, Famous Funny Fellows: Brief Biographical Sketches of American Humorists, pages 28–29:",
          "text": "But while he was convulsing all London with laughter, he was fast falling a victim to consumption.",
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        "To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily."
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        "(transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily."
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tresa se",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "треса се"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "polučavam konvulsii",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "получавам конвулсии"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "kek⁶ lit⁶ zan³ dung⁶",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "劇烈震動 /剧烈震动"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "convulser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "erschüttern"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しんどう-させる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shindō-saseru",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "振動させる"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "co-leayst"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "convulsionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "convelir"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "arqhepay"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "convulsionar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "crispar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "skaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "kikna"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to violently shake",
      "word": "sarsmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles",
      "word": "stuiptrekken"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles",
      "word": "kejang"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles",
      "word": "hūkeke"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "se",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to suffer violent uncontrollable contractions of the muscles",
      "word": "convulsionar"
    }
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      "ipa": "/konˈu̯ul.se/",
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      "ipa": "/konˈvul.se/",
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}

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