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to toss convulsively

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A body kicked and twitched convulsively. ripitup.com.au

At all the appropriate moments this story will make you weep convulsively, burst out laughing, and cause you to ache with longing. en.wikipedia.org

But the flames burn the whale, which thrashes about convulsively. en.wikipedia.org

Fearful politicians neither call for peace and harmony, nor remonstrate or quell the zealots; they convulsively question the wisdom of agitating the established linguistic consensus. montrealgazette.com

The money... began to breed, first slowly, then convulsively. commonground.ca

Pam was hysterical, crying convulsively and shaking her head violently as if to refuse what she was hearing. www.huffingtonpost.com

This music sounds convulsively tense, played agitato, and like a nervous speech. en.wikipedia.org

If a clock ticks only 40 times per minute, the fish gill movement slows down too much, and the fish strives convulsively to breathe faster but can not. en.wikipedia.org

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