Convulsive
[kən'vʌlsɪv]
Definition
(adj.) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm; 'convulsive motions'; 'his body made a spasmodic jerk'; 'spastic movements' .
(adj.) resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; 'a convulsive rage'; 'convulsive laughter' .
Typist: Meg--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms; characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.
Edited by Georgina
Examples
- It seemed to me that he was making desperate efforts to restrain a convulsive attack of laughter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- A wild, long laugh rang through the deserted room, and ended in a hysteric sob; she threw herself on the floor, in convulsive sobbing and struggles. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The hysterical passion swelled in her bosom--her quickened convulsive breathing almost beat on my face, as she held me back at the door. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- As I spoke he gave my wrist a convulsive grip; the smile on his lips froze: apparently a spasm caught his breath. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He did not know yet how to dance their convulsive, rag-time sort of dancing, but he knew how to begin. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I lowered my lamp, and saw a negro half clad, writhing under the agony of disease, while he held me with a convulsive grasp. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Fanny threw her arms once more round my neck, and with a convulsive last effort pressed me to her heart. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He knew a certain danger in her, a convulsive madness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Seizing my pistol, I was rushing out, when my wife threw her arms round me and held me with convulsive strength. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- It gave Hermione a sudden convulsive sensation of pleasure, to see these rich colours under the candle-light. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The operation was performed amidst the fiercest yells and the most convulsive plunges. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- After an interval almost convulsive, Baby curled her little hands in one another and smiled. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Her world was in a state of convulsive change; the only thing she could say distinctly to herself was, that she must wait and think anew. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Then, as I approached the door, she seized my sleeve and pulled me back with convulsive strength. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Some strange, dark, convulsive power was in Hermione, fascinating and repelling. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The convulsive sob of my companion made me break off my internal orisons. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He burst into convulsive sobbing, with his face buried in his hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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