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Convulse
kənˈvʌls
Convulse definitions
verb
convulse
convulsed
convulses
convulsing
- 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 backwards and forwards, convulsed with helpless mirth"
- throw (a country) into violent social or political upheaval
"a wave of mass strikes convulsed the Ruhr, Berlin, and central Germany"