- verbconvulse (verb) · convulses (third person present) · convulsed (past tense) · convulsed (past participle) · convulsing (present participle)
- (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:"she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain"
- (of an emotion, laughter, or physical stimulus) cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, uncontrollable movements:"she rocked backward and forward, convulsed with helpless mirth" · "Carlos was convulsed by a second bout of sneezing"
- throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval:"a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany"
Originmid 17th century: from Latin convuls- ‘pulled violently, wrenched’, from the verb convellere, from con- ‘together’ + vellere ‘to pull’.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- (of a person) suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing contortion of the body or limbs:
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- Shake or agitate violentlyThe verb "convulse" means to shake or agitate violently, especially with irregular spasms123. It can refer to physical movements caused by pain, laughter, anger, or other intense emotions.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.convulse verb con·vulse kən-ˈvəls convulsed; convulsing transitive verb : to shake or agitate violently especially : to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasmswww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convulseto (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements: to convulse with pain A racking cough convulsed her whole body.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/convulseverb (used with object),con·vulsed, con·vuls·ing. to shake violently; agitate. to cause to shake violently with laughter, anger, pain, etc. to cause to suffer violent, spasmodic contractions of the muscles.www.dictionary.com/browse/convulse
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