Synonyms of convulsing

convulsing 1 of 2

noun

as in tremor

Related Words

• tremor
• agitation
• quake
• jolt
• shake
• vibration
• shudder
• wobble
• wave
• quiver
• shiver
• tremble
• fluctuation
• pulse
• oscillation
• flutter
• pulsation
• throb
• palpitation
• beat

convulsing

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaking
• jerking
• shuddering
• quivering
• vibrating
• trembling
• shivering
• twitching
• quaking
• wobbling
• swaying
• jolting
• jiggling
• agitating
• juddering
• swinging
• throbbing
• flickering
• rocking
• jouncing
• waving
• joggling
• fluttering
• bucketing
• chattering
• quavering
• thrilling
• fluctuating
• pulsing
• wavering
• oscillating
• pulsating
• palpitating
• undulating
• doddering
• beating
• pitter-pattering
• pit-a-patting

Example Sentences

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

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

His long gray beard flows in convulsing waves to his shoulders. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025