Thesaurus results for CONVULSING

convulsing 1 of 2

noun

as in tremor

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convulsing

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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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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

Noun

One of his sisters, María Yailén, 15, survived the tremors, but the other, Mariangel, 12, did not.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
That said, along with its use by astronauts, the technology is also aimed at people such as those with Parkinson’s disease, whose hand tremors currently make traditional eyedrop application nearly impossible.

— Ben Coxworth October 23, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of tremor

Verb

Darren Gold, who is now board president, said Gonzales-Torres falsely accused him of shaking her, prompting a city investigation.

— Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Traders woke up in a cheerful mood today, shaking off the riots in France and the rising price of oil.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaking

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

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

When the day starts at sunrise for wildlife safaris, hiking, or skiing, that java jolt is even more important.

— Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
But about 15 minutes into the flight, passengers experienced a sudden jolt that sent them lunging forward, according to Mark Springer.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of jolt

Verb

And as Ternus thumbs through the $1,999-and-up phone, attempting to drag a photo into a text-message box, eagle-eyed viewers notice his hands quivering.

— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
As Jay tries to avoid getting crushed by the whale’s stomach in one quivering chamber or dissolved by acid in the next, Abrams comes up with reactions that feel as plausible as possible in a situation that’s totally unimaginable.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of quivering

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