Verb convulse has 6 senses
  1. convulse - make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
    --1 is one way to
    amuse
    Derived form: noun convulsion2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. convulse - be overcome with laughter
    --2 is one way to
    laugh, express joy, express mirth
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    --3 is one way to shake, agitate
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  4. convulse - shake uncotrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
    --4 is one way to
    shake, agitate
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  5. convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
    --5 is one way to
    compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
    Derived form: noun convulsion2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  6. convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
    --6 is one way to
    compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
    Derived form: noun convulsion2
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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