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convulse
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verb (v)
- make someone convulse with laughter(verb.communication)Example:
The comedian convulsed the crowd.
source: wordnet30 - be overcome with laughter(verb.body)source: wordnet30
- move or stir about violently(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- shake uncontrollably(verb.motion)Example:
Earthquakes convulsed the countryside.
source: wordnet30 - cause to contract(verb.contact)Example:
The spasm convulses her facial muscles.
source: wordnet30 - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm(verb.contact)Example:
The muscles in her face convulsed.
source: wordnet30 - To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms, as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.(verb)source: webster1913