convulse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈvʌls/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈvʌls/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən vuls′)

Inflections of 'convulse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
convulses
v 3rd person singular
convulsing
v pres p
convulsed
v past
convulsed
v past p
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convulse⇒ vi ([sb], [sth]: shake violently)convulsionar⇒ vi
  agitarse⇒, sacudirse⇒ v prnl
 The patient's body convulsed in a seizure.
 El cuerpo del paciente convulsionó en un ataque.
convulse with [sth] vi + prep ([sb], [sth]: shake violently due to [sth])retorcerse de v prnl + prep
  temblar de vi + prep
 David convulsed with laughter on hearing the joke.
convulse [sb/sth]⇒ vtr ([sth]: cause to shake violently)sacudir⇒ vtr
 Sobs convulsed the grieving widow's body.
 Los sollozos sacudían el cuerpo de la viuda.
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In the English description:
go into spasm - rack - spasm

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