Main Entry: con·vulse

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈvəls\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): con·vulsed; con·vuls·ing

transitive verb

: to shake or agitate violently ; especially : to shake or cause to shake with or as if with irregular spasms <was convulsed with pain>

intransitive verb

: to become affected with convulsions <some children will inevitably convulse when fever reaches a high point—H. R. Litchfield & L. H. Dembo>