convulsed; convulsing
: to shake or agitate violently
especially
: to shake with or as if with irregular spasms
was convulsed with laughter
: to become affected with convulsions
Examples of convulse in a Sentence
The patient reacted to the medication and began convulsing.
The country was convulsed by war.
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The students fell ill within minutes of eating rice and potato curry, vomiting and convulsing with stomach cramps.
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 2 May 2025
Then, as the global economy convulsed after the trauma of World War I, British economist John Maynard Keynes set this belief on its head.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As the fungus takes hold, the ant begins to convulse, shaking it from its canopy nest back down to the ground.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
The venture will unleash yet more construction onto Bonds Ranch, an 8-mile farm street now convulsed by rapid suburbanization.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
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Peter Guo, NBC news, 2 May 2025
Then, as the global economy convulsed after the trauma of World War I, British economist John Maynard Keynes set this belief on its head.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025
As the fungus takes hold, the ant begins to convulse, shaking it from its canopy nest back down to the ground.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
The venture will unleash yet more construction onto Bonds Ranch, an 8-mile farm street now convulsed by rapid suburbanization.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for convulse
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“Convulse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convulse. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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convulse
verb
con·vulse
kən-ˈvəls 
convulsed; convulsing
: to shake violently
especially
: to shake with usually uncontrolled jerky movements
convulsed with laughter
Medical Definition
convulse
verb
con·vulse
kən-ˈvəls
convulsed; convulsing
: to shake or agitate violently
especially
: to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasms
was convulsed with pain
: to become affected with convulsions
some children will inevitably convulse when fever reaches a high point—H. R. Litchfield & L. H. Dembo
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