convulse
Other forms: convulsed; convulsing; convulses
To convulse is to have spasms. Get help immediately if you see someone convulse. This medical condition can be brought on by something simple (like a rise in body temperature) or something more complicated, such as epilepsy.
In addition to being a symptom of a medical condition, to convulse is often applied to people shaking with laughter. So if you go to a club and see a hilarious comedian, you may convulse with laughter so hard that you might cry, or not be able to catch your breath, and your sides hurt.
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move or stir about violentlysynonyms: jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
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shake uncontrollably
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cause to contract
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contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
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be overcome with laughter
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make someone convulse with laughter“The comedian convulsed the crowd”type of:amusemake (somebody) laugh
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