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# convulsively

adverb

«convulsively» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a sudden, jerky way that you cannot control, with a shake or a grip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convulsively/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a shudder, a sob or a grip that comes in sharp jerks, often in a moment of fear or pain

### Examples

- She shuddered convulsively. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convulsively/#x1)
- He clutched the rope convulsively. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convulsively/#x2)
- The fish panted convulsively on the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convulsively/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «convulsively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/convulsively/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«convulsively» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/convulsively.html) on Mova free.