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
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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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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2024
In exchange for $250,000 in cash, Carl is finally returned to his family, convulsing and covered in his own bodily fluids.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 July 2024
The country is not convulsed with riots, hyperinflation, or mass immiseration.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
But OpenAI has also been convulsed by in-fighting and executive upheaval that threatens to slow the company just as its rivals gain momentum.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
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 26 Nov. 2024.
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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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