convulse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

convulse in the PONS Dictionary

convulse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to convulse in laughter/pain
se tordre de rire/de douleur
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Touching an odd device, he suddenly freezes, convulsing as if in contact with a high-voltage electrical current.
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Simultaneously, the earth we embraced so dependently convulsed in violent paroxysm.
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Although his windpipe was torn and obstructed by his destroyed larynx, the condemned man continued with rasping breaths and convulsed on the rope.
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His body convulses, and he transforms into a hunched, twisted figure.
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Her body starts convulsing wildly as her clothes fall off.
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The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out.
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His body convulsed and he was dead.
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The pregnancy manifests in a fully grown convulsing man whom she leaves to his own devices.
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Occasionally, the victim had convulsed for an hour or two after the rope trick before dying.
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This caused his wife, who was again pregnant, to go in to a rage, convulse, and die.
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