convulse - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | convulse |
| 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, seethe, simmer, swirl, toss, moil, stir up |
| Main Entry: | cough |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expelling air with sound |
| Synonyms: | bark, choke, convulse, expectorate, hack, hawk, hem, vomit, whoop, clear throat, spit up |
| 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: | jolt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise; push suddenly |
| Synonyms: | astonish, bowl over*, bump, churn, convulse, discompose, disturb, floor, jar, jerk, jog, jostle, knock, lay out*, perturb, rock, shake, shake up*, shock, shove, stagger, start, startle, stun, upset, knock over*, spring something on, throw a curve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, trouble |
| Synonyms: | ache, afflict, aggrieve, agonize, ail, anguish, annoy, bite, chafe, chasten, constrain, convulse, discomfort, disquiet, distress, exasperate, gall, grieve, gripe, harass, harm, hurt, inflame, injure, irk, irritate, nick, prick, punish, rack, rile, sadden, smart, sting, strain, stress, suffer, throb, tingle, torment, torture, upset, vex, worry, wound, cut to the quick, excruciate, harrow, hit where one lives |
| 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, move, pulsate, quail, quiver, rock, shiver, shrink, shudder, throb, totter, tremble, tremor, twitter, waver, wobble, jitter |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | quiver |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, vibrate |
| Synonyms: | agitate, beat, convulse, dither, oscillate, palpitate, pulsate, pulse, quake, quaver, shiver, shudder, thrill, throb, tremble, tremor, twitter, jitter |
| Antonyms: | be still |
| Main Entry: | rock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move back and forth |
| Synonyms: | agitate, billow, careen, convulse, falter, heave, jiggle, jog, jolt, jounce, lurch, move, oscillate, pitch, quake, quaver, quiver, reel, roll, shake, shock, stagger, sway, swing, toss, totter, tremble, undulate, vibrate, wobble, concuss, push and pull, roll about |
| Antonyms: | hold, stabilize |
| Main Entry: | shudder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake, quiver |
| Synonyms: | convulse, dither, gyrate, quake, shimmy, shiver, tremble, tremor, twitter, wave, jitter |
| Antonyms: | steady |
| Main Entry: | tickle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make laugh |
| Synonyms: | amuse, brush, caress, convulse, delight, divert, enchant, entertain, excite, gratify, itch, pat, pet, please, stimulate, stroke, thrill, tingle, titillate, touch, vellicate |
| Main Entry: | wriggle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | maneuver out of; wiggle |
| Synonyms: | convulse, crawl, dodge, glide, jerk, jiggle, ooze, skew, slink, slip, snake, sneak, squirm, turn, twist, twitch, wag, waggle, writhe, zigzag, extricate oneself, worm |
| Main Entry: | agitate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shake physically |
| Synonyms: | beat, churn, convulse, disturb, rock, rouse, stir, toss, concuss |
| Antonyms: | calm, lull, quiet, soothe, tranquilize |
| Main Entry: | explode |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blow up |
| Synonyms: | backfire, blast, blaze, break out, burst, collapse, convulse, detonate, discharge, erupt, fracture, jet, mushroom*, rupture, shatter, shiver, split, thunder, blow to kingdom come, flame up, flare up, kablooey, let go, set off |
| Antonyms: | implode |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | quiver, tremble |
| Synonyms: | agitate, brandish, bump, chatter, churn, convulse, discompose, disquiet, disturb, dither, dodder, flap, flicker, flit, flourish, fluctuate, flutter, jar, jerk, jog, jolt, jounce, move, oscillate, palpitate, perturb, quail, quake, quaver, rattle, reel, rock, roil, ruffle, shimmer, shimmy, shiver, shudder, stagger, sway, swing, totter, tremor, twitter, upset, vibrate, waggle, water, wave, whip, wobble, commove, concuss, flitter, joggle, set in motion, stir up, succuss |
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