convulsing 1 of 2

noun

as in tremor

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verb

present participle of convulse
as in shaking
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements convulsing with silent laughter as the inept pianist blithely played on

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Recent Examples of convulsing
Noun
Hundreds of pages of incident reports paint a disturbing picture — a 12-year-old convulsing after apparently swallowing an unknown object, a 15-year-old cutting a large gash in her arm with pieces of a broken toilet, residents stabbing staffers with wooden shards from a broken bed frame. — Samantha Rappaport, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Verb
Simply to give us the gruesome scene of the kid convulsing to death while leaking blood from his eyes, nose, and mouth. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026 The siege of the homes is the latest episode in a wave of settler violence convulsing the occupied West Bank, which Israel seized in the 1967 Mideast war and which would make up the main part of a future Palestinian state. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 When Pinatubo started convulsing and belching steam in April of that year, scientists from the United States and the Philippines deployed an array of instruments that tracked the volcano’s inner tumult. — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026 The drug war violence convulsing Mexico also takes a toll on environmental activists, many from indigenous communities. — CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Curry’s body began convulsing and twitching with increasing severity, consistent with him sustaining a traumatic brain injury from being punched in the face, documents state. — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 In the video, she's seen convulsing as her body reacts in shock. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 And Reino and his partner in comedy, Jessica McKenna do stupid and impressive extremely well — a combination that has their fans showing up in droves and convulsing with laughter. — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2025 The Testament of Ann Lee, a staggering, surreal musical charting the rise of the 18th-century religious sect the Shakers and their titular leader, as embodied by a wild-haired, convulsing Amanda Seyfried. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convulsing
  1. tremor
  2. shaking
  3. agitation
  4. jerking
  5. quake
  6. shuddering
  7. jolt
  8. quivering
Noun
  • The continuing tremors represented a sharp increase from the more than 47 aftershocks reported by Rivera during a Friday afternoon news conference.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Even if the wars do continue, the identities of both major parties are in flux—existing coalitions are shaky, and the tremors could lead to unexpectedly competitive races in seats drawn around outdated assumptions.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of tremor
Verb
  • The brawl began when the players were shaking hands, just after Grayson defeated Carol City 10-9.
    — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The hallmark signs include shaking or tremors, stiffness, slower movements and difficulty with balance or walking.
    — Jennifer Fields, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaking
Noun
  • In humans, symptoms often include fever, weakness and headache before progressing to tingling sensations, anxiety, agitation, abnormal behavior, hallucinations, difficulty swallowing, coma and death.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to the heightened abstract threat level, there continue to be intense pro-Palestinian protests as well as corresponding agitation on social media.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of agitation
Verb
  • And like any great sitcom, Friends runs the gamut from numbing brain-rot to tear-jerking sentimentality.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerking
Noun
  • Residents reported experiencing the quake in a number of cities, such as Murrieta, Winchester, Menifee, San Jacinto and Hemet according to the USGS DYFI report.
    — CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The threat of tsunami has likely largely receded, says USGS seismologist Susan Hough, as the quake occurred on land and happened at a relatively shallow depth.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of quake
Verb
  • There’s the studio version, which has some really interesting production, with Meg’s shuddering percussion that eventually grates and distracts, and Jack’s very chunky guitar.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These seemingly innocuous incidents attain new significance as they’re revisited alongside a slow crescendo that suddenly turns to shuddering piano chords on the track’s bridge.
    — Nick Ayres DeMasi, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Definition of shuddering
Noun
  • She had been reminded of his anniversary just days earlier in a Facebook Memory, but the sound of his voice was a visceral jolt.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The idea that posits that a little bit of red in a room elevates otherwise boring compositions with an unexpected jolt of energy.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of jolt
Verb
  • But because Sara is indeed only 17, wisdom is tempered by a quivering vulnerability as the reality of her pregnancy presses upon her, body and soul, forcing her to open up to Lina and discover the possibility of solidarity.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But each of its eight-and-a-half minutes introduces a subtle mutation, rotating buzzing electronics and quivering guitars into the spotlight.
    — Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of quivering

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“Convulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convulsing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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