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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Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for convulsing
Noun
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As with Lionel, David’s trauma is buried deep—his post-war shell shock shown only through a barely perceptible tremor in his hands; his hopelessness only really glimpsed in one close-up.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
22 May 2025 -
Cristina puts her career in jeopardy to help Burke hide his hand tremor after he’s shot.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Symptoms like a fast heart rate, or shortness of breath, shaking and chills, confusion or lethargy.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the video, a terrified Archie can be seen frozen, staring and shaking.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Users then activate the agitation system in the Cuddy or throw some sawdust or alternative desiccant atop the feces in the Cuddy Lite to eliminate odor and dry the waste out for use as a composting material or for alternative disposal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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The New York Times’ reporting about unrest at the Justice Department over the Trump administration’s investigation of campus agitation at Columbia exemplifies perfectly how media bias distorts the public’s grasp of legal controversies.—
Andrew C. McCarthy,
National Review,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In 2023, powerful quakes killed more than 53,000 people in southeastern Turkey.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 May 2025
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What the quake failed to do, the violence is now doing: marginalizing Port-au-Prince.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The smoky scent of ribs in the air, two-step anthems playing from a Bluetooth speaker, and aunties doing the wobble in sundresses and sneakers.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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That year, every state in the Mid-Atlantic set significant records for annual rainfall thanks to a wobble in the jet stream (more common with climate change) that brought atmospheric rivers here.—
Mike Tidwell,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The hope is that Mayer can provide a similar jolt with Bregman out, then translate that into a full-time MLB gig.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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Eliana Krasnow laced a double in the home half of the inning, but Walsh didn’t allow the offensive jolt to mount further.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
23 May 2025
Verb
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Not literal strings, of course—but tiny loops or snippets of vibrating energy.—
Tom Siegfried,
JSTOR Daily,
19 Dec. 2024
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Because everything is moving, everything vibrating in one great dance that is the act of becoming.—
Jennifer Harlan,
New York Times,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Furman is one of a kind: a trans, devoutly Jewish former rabbinical student who’s written a book about Lou Reed and sings folk-punk songs in a mercurial tremble.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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Valeria leaves guard duties to Ellen, a grandmother with a constant tremble in her hands from her MS.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2024
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“Convulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convulsing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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