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Meaning of "convulsively" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONVULSIVELY

convulsively  [kənˈvʌlsɪvlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONVULSIVELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Convulsively is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CONVULSIVELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of convulsively in the English dictionary

The definition of convulsively in the dictionary is in a convulsive way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONVULSIVELY


aggressively
əˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
comprehensively
ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪvlɪ
compulsively
kəmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ
conclusively
kənˈkluːsɪvlɪ
decisively
dɪˈsaɪsɪvlɪ
defensively
dɪˈfɛnsɪvlɪ
excessively
ɪkˈsesɪvlɪ
exclusively
ɪkˈskluːsɪvlɪ
expansively
ɪkˈspænsɪvlɪ
extensively
ɪkˈstɛnsɪvlɪ
impressively
ɪmˈprɛsɪvlɪ
impulsively
ɪmˈpʌlsɪvlɪ
intensively
ɪnˈtɛnsɪvlɪ
massively
ˈmæsɪvlɪ
passively
ˈpæsɪvlɪ
progressively
prəˈɡrɛsɪvlɪ
recursively
rɪˈkɜːsɪvlɪ
repulsively
rɪˈpʌlsɪvlɪ
revulsively
rɪˈvʌlsɪvlɪ
successively
səkˈsɛsɪvlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONVULSIVELY

convolutedness
convolutely
convolution
convolutional
convolutionary
convolutions
convolve
convolvulaceous
convolvuli
convolvulus
convoy
convulsant
convulse
convulsible
convulsion
convulsional
convulsionary
convulsionist
convulsive
convulsiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONVULSIVELY

actively
alternatively
collaboratively
collectively
comparatively
competitively
creatively
cumulatively
effectively
inductively
lively
lovely
negatively
objectively
positively
qualitatively
quantitatively
relatively
respectively
selectively
tentatively

Synonyms and antonyms of convulsively in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «convulsively» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONVULSIVELY

Find out the translation of convulsively to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of convulsively from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «convulsively» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

痉挛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

convulsivamente
570 millions of speakers

English

convulsively
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

convulsively
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

convulsively
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

судорожно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

convulsivamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

convulsively
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

convulsivement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

krampfartig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

痙攣
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

convulsively
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Convulsively
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chấn động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

convulsively
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

convulsively
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

convulsamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

konwulsyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

судорожно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

convulsiv
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

convulsively
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

krampagtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krampaktigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

krampaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of convulsively

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVULSIVELY»

The term «convulsively» is regularly used and occupies the 89.208 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONVULSIVELY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about convulsively

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONVULSIVELY»

Discover the use of convulsively in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to convulsively and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Companion to Herman Melville
On the other hand, “convulsively” suggests that she is merely sobbing out of control, with no resentment implied whatsoever: she is distraught over losing her lover. I would argue that Fayaway's indignation in the British version is a projection of ...
Wyn Kelley, 2008
2
Women's Fiction from Latin America: Selections from Twelve ...
(Laughs convulsively, chokes. Bitterly) None of them serves my purpose. The first one's too proud, the second too tali, the third is gone, the fourth . . . And that one who's getting out of line, how dare he? Did / say they could jump around like ...
Evelyn Picon Garfield, 1988
3
Physico Physiological Researches on the Dynamics
convulsively,. but did not attract it. Pistacite. Magnetic iron ore. Glance cobalt* Rock salt.* Zinc-blende. Rock crystal.* Iron-glance. * I am clear that when these experiments are repeated, many modifications of their results will be found ...
Charles Vonreichenbach, 1965
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Vollständiges englisch-deutsches und deutsch-englisches ...
-aberig, ailj. varicose; — abcrri, pl. varicose • fins; — Otlig, 1. adj. spasmodic, convulsive; 2. oi/r. spasmodically, convulsively; — fifd), -rtdjt, m. lch. cramp-fish, torpedo (Raja torptdo — L, ); — bufrcn , m. convulsive congh; -linbcriib, — frilleiib, adj.
Johann Gottfried Flügel, Napoleon N W. Meissner, 1856
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Homeopathic Times
Parowysms ,- they recur frequently; the child cries as if from a perverse temper; stretches its feet out and hands convulsively backward (opisthotonos), then throws his hands about, and rolls over with violent shrieks ; alternatesjhis position , ...
6
The London medical gazette: being a weekly journal of ...
it was convulsively thrown back as in hydrophobia, and he had a dread of fluids, endeavouring by his hands to prevent the nurse from attempting to pour them down his throat, and, if persisted in, it immediately caused convulsions. His pulse  ...
7
Grammatical Synthesis: The Art of English Composition
We find the two kinds of modifications sometimes in the same sentence ; as, " Such a one beats about him, bleeding, hungry, and convulsively." Bleeding and hungry modify the predicate here in respect to the subject; convulsively does not  ...
Henry Noble Day, 1870
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The Zoist
In five minutes the eyelids began to open and shut convulsively : the head was put back against the chair with the fingers, and the patient was asleep. The lower extremities became extended and rose from time to time convulsively, and grew ...
9
London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine
When he is in the slightest degree agitated, he can with difficulty stammer out one or two words only, and then his speech becomes convulsively interrupted, and, ultimately, entirely stopped ; but when in the least excited, if he attempts to ...
10
The Fluid Text: A Theory of Revision and Editing for Book ...
For instance, when Tommo says good-bye to Fayaway in chapter 34, Melville has Fayaway "sobbing indignantly" in the first British edition, but in the revised American edition she sobs "convulsively." The change to convulsively is clearly ...
John Bryant, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONVULSIVELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term convulsively is used in the context of the following news items.
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Andy Murray survives scare and shoulder trouble to defeat Andreas …
"Make your own luck," read the inscription on Amélie Mauresmo's T-shirt. And for the final hour of this strange and convulsively fluctuating ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Channing Tatum Reminds Us That Acting Isn't Just Saying Lines …
... desiring, often convulsively laughing bodies. Not just the gym-carved torsos and thong-clad pelvises of Mike and his stripper buds Tarzan ... «Slate Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Concert review: Through changes, Against Me! shows punk rock is …
This was about convulsively headbanging while playing music with loud, distorted guitar and screaming lyrics. Lyrics were often indiscernible ... «OSU - The Lantern, Jul 15»
4
AVILA RINGSIDE: Tim Bradley Survives Again at StubHub
Vargas connected with a thud and Bradley shook convulsively for a second as Vargas smiled and calmly moved in. He crept in and when he ... «The Sweet Science, Jun 15»
5
A thrilling medical drama on USA
In an instant, he saves a child's life, kills someone else, and feels convulsively “different. Like I can breathe.” His ER colleagues call him Dirty ... «Arizona Daily Sun, Jun 15»
6
'Complications' review: A thrilling medical drama on USA
In an instant, he saves a child's life, kills someone else, and feels convulsively "different. Like I can breathe." His ER colleagues call him Dirty ... «Newsday, Jun 15»
7
Somaliland's slavery of refugees in their own homeland?
she sobbed convulsively. On the other hand, some fringe minority says that any non-Somalilanders should be sent back taking no notice of the ... «Sudan Tribune, Jun 15»
8
Painting Saul Bellow
Intellectuals and academics will say much more, opining convulsively on his political, philosophical, artistic and sexual attitudes, childhood ... «Jewish Daily Forward, May 15»
9
Greek hospitals run out of sheets, painkillers and cash
When the 32-year-old electrician begins to thrash his head convulsively, three doctors enter to tend to his injury. One uses an old scalpel to rip ... «The Times, May 15»
10
Oh Pooh: Raisin a ruckus in the woods
Frack gagged, and spit and cussed and gagged some more. YB almost threw up on himself. Frick was now on one knee laughing convulsively. «Montgomery Advertiser, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Convulsively [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/convulsively>. Apr 2024 ».
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