convulse

Verb
  1. Make someone convulse with laughter (synset 200861601)
    "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
    causes: convulse - be overcome with laughter
    is a type of: amuse - make (somebody) laugh
  2. Be overcome with laughter (synset 200032290)
    is a type of: express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
  3. Move or stir about violently (synset 201894785)
    "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    is a type of: agitate, shake - move or cause to move back and forth
    subtypes: whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash
    same as: jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, toss
  4. Shake uncontrollably (synset 201894081)
    "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
    is a type of: agitate, shake - move or cause to move back and forth
  5. Cause to contract (synset 201391661)
    "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
    is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
    verb group: convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
  6. Contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (synset 201391467)
    "The muscles in her face convulsed"
    is a type of: compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze - squeeze or press together
    verb group: convulse - cause to contract

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