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convulse

Main Entry:
convulse [kuhn-vuhls]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disturb
Synonyms: agitate, bother, disturb, rock, shake, shake up, stir, torment, unsettle, writhe
Main Entry: churn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mix up, beat
Synonyms: agitate, boil, bubble, convulse, ferment, foam, froth, jolt, moil, seethe, simmer, stir up, swirl, toss
Main Entry: cough
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: expelling air with sound
Synonyms: bark, choke, clear throat, convulse, expectorate, hack, hawk, hem, spit up, vomit, whoop
Main Entry: explode
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: blow up
Synonyms: backfire, blast, blaze, blow to kingdom come, break out, burst, collapse, convulse, detonate, discharge, erupt, flame up, flare up, fracture, jet, kablooey, let go, mushroom, rupture, set off, shatter, shiver, split, thunder
Notes: explode is to blow up from a confined area outwards; implode means blow inwards, as a lightbulb does when it burns out
Antonyms: implode
Main Entry: gasp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: draw breath in sharply
Synonyms: blow, catch one's breath, choke, convulse, fight for breath, gulp, heave, inhale, inspire, pant, puff, respire, sniffle, snort, wheeze, whoop
Main Entry: jar
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shock, jolt
Synonyms: agitate, bang, bounce, bump, clash, convulse, crash, disturb, grate, grind, hit, irritate, jerk, jiggle, jounce, jump, offend, quake, rasp, rattle, rock, shake, slam, thump, tremor, vibrate, wiggle, wobble
Main Entry: jolt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: surprise; push suddenly
Synonyms: astonish, bowl over, bump, churn, convulse, discompose, disturb, floor, jar, jerk, jog, jostle, knock, knock over, lay out, perturb, rock, shake, shake up, shock, shove, spring something on, stagger, start, startle, stun, throw a curve, upset
Main Entry: pain
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, trouble
Synonyms: ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, annoy, bite, chafe, chasten, constrain, convulse, cut to the quick, discomfort, disquiet, distress, exasperate, excruciate, gall, grieve, gripe, harass, harm, harrow, hit where one lives, hurt, inflame, injure, irk, irritate, nick, prick, punish, rack, rile, sadden, smart, sting, strain, stress, suffer, throb, tingle, torment, torture, upset, vex, worry, wound
Notes: a pain is something that hurts; an ache is a prolonged dull pain
a pain is something that hurts as a consequence of injury, disease, or emotional disorder; a pane is a sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
Antonyms: aid, assist, assuage, help, please
Main Entry: quake
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shake, vibrate
Synonyms: convulse, cower, fluctuate, jar, jitter, move, pulsate, quail, quiver, rock, shiver, shrink, shudder, throb, totter, tremble, tremor, twitter, waver, wobble
Antonyms: be still
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