Wondering how to use Convulsion in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as paroxysm or flutter.
Convulsion meaning
- An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction.
- An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm.
- Violent turmoil.
Synonyms of Convulsion
Using Convulsion
- The main meaning on this page is: An intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction. | An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; a paroxysm. | Violent turmoil.
- Useful related words include: paroxysm, to-do, hurly burly, flutter.
- In the example corpus, convulsion often appears in combinations such as: convulsion and.
Context around Convulsion
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Convulsion
- In this selection, "convulsion" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, inner, explosive and political stand out and add context to how "convulsion" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a generalized convulsion and a terrifying convulsion and that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "convulsion" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with convulsion
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The word "fit" is sometimes used to mean a convulsion or epileptic seizure. (13 words)
He noted that children can also have convulsion when there is low levels of glucose in the bloodstream. (18 words)
She said: “We used to lose many children to measles, diarrhea and convulsion and we are not happy about it. (20 words)
After a great political convulsion such as the Norman conquest, and the following wholesale confiscation of landed estates, William needed to reassert that the rights of the Crown, which he claimed to have inherited, had not suffered in the process. (40 words)
Commandant Höss reported that the gassed victims "showed no signs of convulsion"; the Auschwitz camp physicians attributed that to the "paralyzing effect on the lungs" of the Zyklon-B gas, which killed before the victim began suffering convulsions. (38 words)
Note how William Styron describes his own depression in his memoir, “I experienced a curious inner convulsion that I can only describe as despair beyond despair. (26 words)
Example sentences (10)
He noted that children can also have convulsion when there is low levels of glucose in the bloodstream.
Note how William Styron describes his own depression in his memoir, “I experienced a curious inner convulsion that I can only describe as despair beyond despair.
Witnessing chaotic towers of tumbling ash emerge from an explosive convulsion at the apex of a mountain is already jaw-dropping enough.
She said: “We used to lose many children to measles, diarrhea and convulsion and we are not happy about it.
After a great political convulsion such as the Norman conquest, and the following wholesale confiscation of landed estates, William needed to reassert that the rights of the Crown, which he claimed to have inherited, had not suffered in the process.
And then, during the daytime of the 23rd, Montallegri indicated what there had been what Weinstock describes as "a terrifying convulsion" and that death was close.
Commandant Höss reported that the gassed victims "showed no signs of convulsion"; the Auschwitz camp physicians attributed that to the "paralyzing effect on the lungs" of the Zyklon-B gas, which killed before the victim began suffering convulsions.
Generalized seizures main The most common type of seizure is called a generalized seizure, also known as a generalized convulsion.
Symptoms Nude woman sitting with artificially induced convulsions, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge When a person is having a convulsion, they may experience several different symptoms.
The word "fit" is sometimes used to mean a convulsion or epileptic seizure.
Common combinations with convulsion
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: