convulse

[US]/kənˈvʌls/
[UK]/kənˈvʌls/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. forårsage at sit i rystelser, at ryste voldsomt.
Word Forms
Present Participleconvulsing
Third Person Singularconvulses
Past Tenseconvulsed
Past Participleconvulsed
Pluralconvulses

Example Sentences

convulse sb. with laughter

få nogen til at bryde ud i latter

she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain.

Hun kramped og kollapsede på gulvet af smerte.

Harry was convulsed by a second bout of sneezing.

Harry blev revet af et nyt anfald af nys.

tremors that convulsed the countryside

jordskælv, der fik landskabet til at ryste

tremors that convulsed the countryside; when civil war convulsed the nation.See Synonyms at agitate

jordskælv, der fik landskabet til at ryste; da borgerkrig rystede nationen. Se synonymer under agitere

he convulsed in his death throes .

han krampede i sine dødsveer.

buildings and streets convulsed by the detonation of a bomb;

bygninger og gader, der rystede på grund af en bombs detonation;

she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed with helpless mirth.

Hun gyngede frem og tilbage, i kramper af hjælpeløs morskab.

a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany.

En bølge af massive strejker rystede Ruhr, Berlin og det centrale Tyskland.

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