| convulse | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. convulse | make someone convulse with laughter.; "The comedian convulsed the crowd" |
| ~ convulse | be overcome with laughter. |
| ~ amuse | make (somebody) laugh.; "The clown amused the children" |
| v. (body) | 2. convulse | be overcome with laughter. |
| ~ express joy, express mirth, laugh | produce laughter. |
| v. (motion) | 3. convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss | move or stir about violently.; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| ~ whip | thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash.; "The tall grass whipped in the wind" |
| v. (motion) | 4. convulse | shake uncontrollably.; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside" |
| ~ shake, agitate | move or cause to move back and forth.; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" |
| v. (contact) | 5. convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| v. (contact) | 6. convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ constrict, compress, contract, compact, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
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