convulse

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

Translation

vt. causar convulsões, sacudir violentamente.
Word Forms
Gerúndioconvulsing
Terceira pessoa do singularconvulses
Passado simplesconvulsed
Particípio passadoconvulsed
Pluralconvulses

Example Sentences

convulse sb. with laughter

fazer convulsionar alguém de tanto rir

she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain.

ela convulsionou, desmaiando no chão com a dor.

Harry was convulsed by a second bout of sneezing.

Harry foi convulsionado por um segundo ataque de espirros.

tremors that convulsed the countryside

tremores que convulsionaram o campo

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

tremores que convulsionaram o campo; quando a guerra civil convulsionou a nação. Veja Sinônimos em agitar

he convulsed in his death throes .

ele convulsionou em seus últimos momentos.

buildings and streets convulsed by the detonation of a bomb;

prédios e ruas convulsos pela detonação de uma bomba;

she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed with helpless mirth.

Ela se balançou para frente e para trás, convulsionada com alegria impotente.

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

uma onda de greves em massa convulsionou o Ruhr, Berlim e a Alemanha central.

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