convulse
verb (used with object)
to shake violently; agitate.
are convulsing
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present progressiveof convulse.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Markets are convulsing, and inflation is squeezing consumers.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
And supply chain disruptions are convulsing almost every industry, including the energy business.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Violent local protests are convulsing the Chinese countryside with ever greater frequency--and Beijing has proved unable to quell the unrest.
From Time Magazine Archive
Already, war jitters are convulsing world markets, wiping huge chunks off the value of U.S.,
From Time Magazine Archive
Here, or nowhere, must the solution be attempted of those social problems which are convulsing more and more all Christendom.
From Yeast: a Problem by Charles Kingsley
