Synonyms and Antonyms of convulse
synonym (synonym of convulse)
- (verb.motion)move or stir about violently (verb.motion)
hypernym (convulse IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- make someone convulse with laughter (verb.communication)make (somebody) laugh (verb.communication)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF convulse relation)
- move or stir about violently (verb.motion)thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash (verb.motion)
cause (cause to relations of convulse)
- make someone convulse with laughter (verb.communication)be overcome with laughter (verb.body)
verb group (convulse is verb group of ....)
derivation (.... is derived from convulse)
- be overcome with laughter (verb.body)resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent (adj.all)
- contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact)affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm (adj.all)
- make someone convulse with laughter (verb.communication)violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles (noun.state)
- (noun.attribute)(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness (noun.attribute)
