convulse
verb (used with object)
to shake violently; agitate.
will convulse
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future tenseof convulse.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Their seemingly unconscious humor is so deliciously absurd that it will convulse the reader with laughter in nearly every line.
From Found in the Philippines The Story of a Woman's Letters by Charles King
And if you tell him something that you have been sure will convulse him you are likely to be rewarded with no more than a smile betokening that he sees the point.
From And Even Now by Sir Max Beerbohm
At a funeral, the slightest thing, not in the least ridiculous at any other time, will convulse us with internal laughter.
From A Christmas Garland by Sir Max Beerbohm
The jokes of the judge will convulse the court and his wisdom enthral it, but no meaner authority therein, either as humorist or sage, will be heard, under pain of expulsion.
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by F. Edward (Frederick Edward) Hulme
“Instead of that, I believe he will convulse them with laughter.”
From Frank Merriwell's New Comedian The Rise of a Star by Burt L. Standish
