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convulse: be overcome with laughter; make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"; contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"; cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"; shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

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lancinate collapse

amuse collapse: make (somebody) laugh; "The clown amused the children"; occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"

loosen up collapse

roughen collapse: make rough or rougher; "roughen the surfaces so they will stick to each other"

knock dead collapse

psych collapse

macerate collapse: soften, usually by steeping in liquid, and cause to disintegrate as a result; "macerate peaches"; "the gizzards macerates the food in the digestive system"; become soft or separate and disintegrate as a result of excessive soaking; "the tissue macerated in the water"; separate into constituents by soaking

disarrange collapse: disturb the arrangement of; "disarrange the papers"; destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"

impale collapse: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"

titillate collapse: excite pleasurably or erotically; "A titillating story appeared in the usually conservative magazine"

unsettle collapse

claw collapse: a bird's foot; sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles; a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods; attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"; clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"; scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails; move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

rumple collapse: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"

solace collapse: comfort in disappointment or misery

distract collapse: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his competitors"

regale collapse: provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"

slay collapse

ail collapse: be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

rile collapse

entertain collapse: take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"; provide entertainment for

exhilarate collapse: fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

shudder collapse: tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement

enliven collapse: make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

spook collapse: frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action; "The noise spooked the horse"

punish collapse: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on; "The students were penalized for showing up late for class"; "we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again"

lacerate collapse: having edges that are jagged from injury; irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"; cut or tear irregularly; deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

rankle collapse

perturb collapse: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"; disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"; cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"; disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"

gnaw collapse: bite or chew on with the teeth; "gnaw an old cracker"

rasp collapse: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections; uttering in an irritated tone; utter in a grating voice; scrape with a rasp

tweak collapse: pinch or squeeze sharply

divert collapse: send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one; withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

churn collapse: a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"

agonize collapse: suffer agony or anguish; cause to agonize

agitate collapse: change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"; try to stir up public opinion

whisk collapse: a small short-handled broom used to brush clothes; a mixer incorporating a coil of wires; used for whipping eggs or cream; whip with or as if with a wire whisk; "whisk the eggs"; brush or wipe off lightly; move somewhere quickly; "The President was whisked away in his limo"; move quickly and nimbly; "He whisked into the house"

harrow collapse: a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil; draw a harrow over (land)

tickle collapse: the act of tickling; a cutaneous sensation often resulting from light stroking; touch or stroke lightly; "The grass tickled her calves"; touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

crucify collapse: kill by nailing onto a cross; "Jesus Christ was crucified"

scarify collapse: puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; "The men in some African tribes scarify their faces"; break up; "scarify soil"; scratch the surface of; "scarify seeds"

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