kikna — meaning in English

English meaning

• convulse verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
• wheeze verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.

Senses

kikna is used for these senses in English:

• convulse (intransitive) To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
• wheeze To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling sound, as persons affected with asthma.

convulse — full definition

1. verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
2. verb To be beset by political or social upheaval.
3. verb To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
4. verb To cause disruption to.

wheeze — full definition

1. verb To breathe with difficulty, making a rough whistling sound, often due to a respiratory problem.
2. noun A whistling, rasping sound made when breathing with difficulty.

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