- plural of convulsion.
convulsions
Example Sentences
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"They are not particularly dangerous, you're not at risk of hurting yourself or anyone else. My convulsions are very rare, I have maybe three or four a year, they don't massively impact my life."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Symptoms of bird flu in mammals include tremors, convulsions, seizures and muscle weakness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
A new surge in oil prices sent stocks lower, extending moves that have rippled through financial markets and threatened to set off convulsions in the world economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
In a coffee shop in Greenland's capital Nuuk, Lykke Lynge looked fondly at her four kids as they sipped their hot chocolate, seemingly oblivious to the world's convulsions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Don Joaquín’s voice rose in timbre and pitch, until he seemed to disappear and only his words remained, reverberating against the cement walls, piercing the assembled into delirious convulsions and ecstatic trances.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
