Convulsion

Examples

• I saw the old man throw up his arms, a terrible convulsion passed over his grim face, and he fell back in his chair. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Christian turned and flung himself on the ferns in a convulsion of remorse, O, what shall I do with my wretched self? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• In short, she declares she apprehends a convulsion fit. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• I know it is ignoble: a mere fever of the flesh: not, I declare, the convulsion of the soul. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• More than once, as she thus lay, a slight convulsion shook the sick-bed, and a faint sob broke the silence round it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Here the little man indulged in a convulsion of mirth, which was only checked by the entrance of a third party. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• A convulsion of despair crossed the love-beaming face of Adrian, while with set teeth he murmured, Yet they shall be saved! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• With another strange, sick convulsion, she turned away, as if she were sick, could feel dissolution setting-in in her body. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• At this point the whole routineer scheme of things collapses, there is a period of convulsion and C?sarean births, and men weary of excitement sink back into a newer routine. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• There was a sudden jerk, a terrific convulsion of the limbs; and there he hung, with the open knife clenched in his stiffening hand. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Suddenly, a slight convulsion of the upper lip induced me to place my trembling hand on my sister's heart. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Uttering these words, the good lady pointed, distractedly, to the cupboard, and underwent a convulsion from internal spasms. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• As soon as Gerald entered the firm, the convulsion of death ran through the old system. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Every nation that carries in its bosom great and unredressed injustice has in it the elements of this last convulsion. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Tom and Miss Ophelia alone seemed to have any presence of mind; for Marie was in strong hysteric convulsions. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• That there was any Fancy in them demanding to be brought into healthy existence instead of struggling on in convulsions? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• The barber soaped my face, and then took his razor and gave me a rake that well nigh threw me into convulsions. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He at last fell down in convulsions. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• This his selected task was exchanged for the far different one of encountering the ruin caused by the convulsions of physical nature. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• When I enquired for them, the man to whom I spoke, uttered the word plague, and fell at my feet in convulsions; he also was infected. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Margaret started to her feet,--for she thought, by the working of his face, he was going into convulsions. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• She had been taken with a sudden fright, my mistress said, and master he told us she was in a fit of convulsions. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Convulsions came on; and when they ceased, Mrs. Hale was unconscious. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• Even ignorant infancy appeared with timorous shrieks and convulsions to acknowledge the presence of unseen powers. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• She had been so wearied out, before that, by the convulsions, that she never stirred hand or foot, or spoke a word to anybody. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The Captain thought so, and raved about her in uncouth convulsions. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Instantly she went into fearful convulsions, and it was with the greatest difficulty that six strong men could hold her. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• With this, Mr. Weller launched into convulsions of laughter, while Sam regarded him with a broad grin gradually over-spreading his whole countenance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I was very fond of stories, and had a choice lot, always kept fresh, with which I could usually throw a man into convulsions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

Editor: Rae