Dictionary Entry
convulse
convulse is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 18 · 8 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
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.
- 2transitive verb
To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
- 3verb
be overcome with laughter
- 4verb
make someone convulse with laughter
"The comedian convulsed the crowd"
- 5verb
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
"The muscles in her face convulsed"
- 6verb
cause to contract
"The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
- 7verb
shake uncontrollably
"earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
- 8verb
move or stir about violently
"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
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