convulse
verb (used with object)
to shake violently; agitate.
convulses
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present tense formof convulse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The enigmatic trumpets sounded at the film’s beginning re-enter, their meaning now terribly clear; the orchestra convulses and collapses, and Alex marches upstairs, shown in an aerial shot punctuated with doleful timpani.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
For the next five minutes, she convulses, flings her arms violently, pounds at her legs, and runs in circles, until, with the last note of Stravinsky’s score, she falls, like a stone.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
Under the direction of Kenny Leon — a longtime Broadway hand here masterminding the best production of his career — the fierce rivalry and protectiveness binding this Lincoln and Booth convulses in a shattering denouement.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2022
He could not conceive of going on as normal as the nation convulses, he said, and started searching for a way to help bring the county back together.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2019
Sweat drips down my face and chin as my stomach convulses.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
