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How to pronounce “convulse”
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Pronunciation guide for convulse
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of convulse with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me 22 minutes
to convulse people who were either schizophrenic
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
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How to pronounce convulse
Sherwin Nuland: How electroshock therapy changed me 22 minutes
to convulse people who were either schizophrenic
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “convulse”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
- (intransitive, figurative) To be beset by political or social upheaval.
- (transitive) To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
- [Adjective]
- feminine plural of convulso
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