convulse
verb (used with object)
to shake violently; agitate.
was convulsing
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past progressiveof convulse.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Boutros said that when she heard the news of his death "I don't know what happened to me. I collapsed on the ground and was convulsing".
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
He was convulsing, he was writhing, the gurney was shaking noticeably.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
He was convulsing in the toilet area, right by the bunk where one man, who declined to have his name published for fear of retaliation in the jail, had been sleeping.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
The first officer that came in contact with the unconscious driver was convulsing and vomiting on the ground.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
The intendant drew near and waited in silence for the crisis that was convulsing his mistress to spend itself.
From The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess by Eugène Sue
