Tom shivered convulsively.
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Convulsively
Synonyms for "convulsively"
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6 translations across 6 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- конвулсивно adv (in a convulsive manner)
Catalan
1 entries- convulsivament adv (in a convulsive manner)
French
1 entries- convulsivement adv (in a convulsive manner)
Italian
1 entries- convulsivamente adv (in a convulsive manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- convulsivamente adv (in a convulsive manner)
Spanish
1 entries- convulsivamente adv (in a convulsive manner)
Sample sentences
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The young man's immersion seemed of great satisfaction to the blacksmith, whose buffalo-horn-like mustaches jiggled convulsively in a paroxysm of silent mirth.
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He sobs convulsively.
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But his words died in a strange gurgling in the throat; the eyes suddenly became fixed; the mouth fell; once he stretched out his hands convulsively, but they instantly relaxed, and his head sunk on Norbourne's arm.
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