convulse

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To suffer violent involuntary contractions of the muscles, causing one's body to contort.
2. verb To be beset by political or social upheaval.
3. verb To cause (someone) to suffer such contractions, especially as a result of making them laugh heartily.
4. verb To cause disruption to.

Similar words

thrash about thrash toss slash thresh thresh about contort cramp vellicate seize out

Often followed by

the and with in his a as around her

Word family

convulsed convulses convulsing