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Definition of Convulse
1. Verb. Make someone convulse with laughter. "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
2. Verb. Be overcome with laughter.
3. Verb. Move or stir about violently. "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
Generic synonyms: Agitate, Shake
Specialized synonyms: Whip
Derivative terms: Jactitation, Thrash, Toss
4. Verb. Shake uncontrollably. "Earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
5. Verb. Cause to contract. "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
Derivative terms: Convulsion, Convulsive
6. Verb. Contract involuntarily, as in a spasm. "The muscles in her face convulsed"
Derivative terms: Convulsion, Convulsive
Definition of Convulse
1. v. t. 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.
Definition of Convulse
1. Verb. (transitive) To violently shake or agitate. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To create great laughter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Convulse
1. to shake violently [v -VULSED, -VULSING, -VULSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Convulse
Literary usage of Convulse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ireland Past and Present by Augustus J. Thébaud, John Habberton (1878)
"... held for even less than « century, would convulse any nation subjected to such
a revolutionary process. No country in the world could stand such a test; ..."
2. The Galaxy of Wit: Or, Laughing Philosopher, Being a Collection of Choice (1830)
"I convulse the audience with laughter, I am a prey to the disease I came to
consult you on." " How strange it is," said a lady, " that fashionable parties ..."
3. The Battle of Armageddonby Charles Taze Russell by Charles Taze Russell (1998)
"though it will prove most true as a prophecy, at the time served only to convulse
the house with laughter. The remark was that the recall of the Jesuits ..."
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