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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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

Now, 11 years after the first Ni Una Menos protest created a collective consciousness about what would come to be known as femicide — the killing of women and girls because of their gender — the nation is convulsing with anger once again. — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 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 His long gray beard flows in convulsing waves to his shoulders. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for convulsing

Noun

The tremor caused the rubble to shift even closer, leaving him with even less room to move.

— Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
Are the foundations laid in 1776 and 1789 still strong enough and sound enough to resist the tremors of our times?

— Susan Page, USA Today, 5 July 2026

Definition of tremor

Verb

Structure information summary Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are highly resistant to earthquake shaking, though some vulnerable structures exist.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Honestly, some of these systems still leave me shaking my head.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of shaking

Noun

For those that do have mitigation procedures in place, those measures are typically part of other broader practices such as reducing mechanical agitation during washing and improving machine maintenance.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
Senaka Perera, President of the Committee for Rights of Prisoners, said overcrowded prison facilities and a lack of inmate welfare have kept prisoners in constant agitation and any issue can trigger a massive reaction.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of agitation

Verb

Watching their relationship devolve (never more so than when their sperm donor, a rakish, motorcycle-driving restaurant owner played by Mark Ruffalo, enters the scene) is most definitely a tear-jerking experience, as is the film’s final scene.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 28 June 2026
Some were petty — like Reese committing a foul against Clark, then jerking her head back, impersonating Clark as a flopper.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026

Definition of jerking

Noun

After touring the quake’s epicenter this week, Fletcher appealed on Wednesday for additional international assistance.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
The twin quakes struck Venezuela on June 24 and by the evening of the next day, the Los Angeles County team of 73 crew members, six canine teams and 80,000 pounds of equipment were on their way to March Air Force Base in Riverside.

— Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of quake

Verb

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
Choose Baits with Vibration Lipless crankbaits earn their keep each spring, as their shuddering motion creates the bait-mimicking tremors to which bass respond.

— David A. Brown, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of shuddering

Noun

Part of what’s at work is a reasonable desire to give a party with more than its share of grizzled congressional veterans a jolt of youthful energy.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
World Cup enthusiasm has given a jolt to prediction market platform Rothera, a joint venture between Susquehanna International Group and Robinhood.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 4 July 2026

Definition of jolt

Verb

Located on the street level of the Harbor Boulevard complex, the new shop gives dessert-loving denizens another place to pick up the quivering treat.

— Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
Johnston plays poor Bear as a quivering mess wracked with guilt that this monster — who used to be his friend — is the result of his own terrible decision-making.

— Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026

Definition of quivering

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