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Word entry · 8 letters

convulse

Best crossword clue

"Shake violently"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /kənˈvʌls/Part of speech verbSorted celnosuvStarts with CEnds with E1 clues
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Filled answer is this word (CONVULSE).

Definitions

  1. be overcome with laughter

Word origin

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel.

Used in a sentence

  • He realized she was crying. He could feel her body convulsing with little sobs and her cheek was wet where it brushed his.
  • The Persian Empire was convulsing with intrigue, revolt, and civil war.
  • But while he was convulsing all London with laughter, he was fast falling a victim to consumption.

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