convulse

Verb

Verb Forms: convulsed, convulsing, convulses

To shake violently or cause to shake uncontrollably.
make someone convulse with laughter
- "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
be overcome with laughter
move or stir about violently
shake uncontrollably
- "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
cause to contract
- "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
- "The muscles in her face convulsed"
To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
To be beset by political or social upheaval.
To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.

Examples

The board seemed to convulse with excitement after her record-breaking Words With Friends play.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere (“to pluck up, dislocate, convulse”), from com- (“together”) + vellere (“to pluck, pull”). Doublet of convel.

Synonyms

jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss

Scrabble Score: 13

convulse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
convulse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
convulse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

convulse: valid Words With Friends Word