convulse

[US]/kənˈvʌls/
[UK]/kənˈvʌls/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. cause to convulse, to shake violently.
Word Forms
Present Participleconvulsing
Third Person Singularconvulses
Past Tenseconvulsed
Past Participleconvulsed
Pluralconvulses

Example Sentences

convulse sb. with laughter

she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain.

Harry was convulsed by a second bout of sneezing.

tremors that convulsed the countryside

tremors that convulsed the countryside; when civil war convulsed the nation.See Synonyms at agitate

he convulsed in his death throes .

buildings and streets convulsed by the detonation of a bomb;

she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed with helpless mirth.

a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany.

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