(v)convulse, See Also:twitch, be cramped, Syn.ชักกระตุก, Example:เด็กที่มีไข้สูงจะชักได้ง่าย, Thai Definition:อาการที่กล้ามเนื้อกระตุกอย่างกะทันหันและรุนแรง มักมีอาการมือเท้าเกร็ง
[hā] (v) EN: burst into laughter ; be convulsed into laughterFR: rire aux éclats (loc.) ; éclater de rire (loc.) ; mourir de rire (loc.) ; se tordre de rire (loc.)
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Convulsed p. pr. & vb. n. Convulsing. ] [ L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull. ] 1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain. [ 1913 Webster ]
With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed his powerful frame. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently. [ 1913 Webster ]
The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay.