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convulsions

convulsions is the plural of convulsion.

Meaning of convulsion

Noun

convulsion (plural convulsions)

  1. An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
    • That immortal creature had gone over the proofs with great pains — had of course taken out the stiflings — hard-plungings, lungeings, and other convulsions — and had also taken out her weakenings and damagings of her own effects.1850-1859, Charles Dickens, Household Words
  2. An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
  3. Violent turmoil.
    • Earthquakes and convulsions of nature shake Earth on a regular basis.
  4. Hysteric in nature.

Questions about convulsions

What is convulsions the plural of?
Convulsions is the plural of convulsion.

Words near convulsions in the dictionary

  1. convulsionaries
  2. convulsionary
  3. convulsionism
  4. convulsionist
  5. convulsionists
  6. convulsions
  7. convulsive
  8. convulsively
  9. convulsiveness
  10. convulvulaceous
  11. convulvulus

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