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as in tremor

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verb

present participle of convulse

as in shaking

to make a series of small irregular or violent movements convulsing with silent laughter as the inept pianist blithely played on

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Verb

When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult. —

Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 The drug war violence convulsing Mexico also takes a toll on environmental activists, many from indigenous communities. —

CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Curry’s body began convulsing and twitching with increasing severity, consistent with him sustaining a traumatic brain injury from being punched in the face, documents state. —

Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 In the video, she's seen convulsing as her body reacts in shock. —

Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 And Reino and his partner in comedy, Jessica McKenna do stupid and impressive extremely well — a combination that has their fans showing up in droves and convulsing with laughter. —

Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 The Testament of Ann Lee, a staggering, surreal musical charting the rise of the 18th-century religious sect the Shakers and their titular leader, as embodied by a wild-haired, convulsing Amanda Seyfried. —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025 His long gray beard flows in convulsing waves to his shoulders. —

Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025

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About 20% will develop West Nile fever, and less than 1% will become sick with West Nile neuroinvasive disease, which DSHS says is a more serious neurological illness that can cause tremors, convulsions, disorientation, paralysis and even death.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Still, a nuclear power plant shouldn’t go right next to a potentially active fault, because even a modest tremor could knock over taller structures and break things.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 May 2026