1 ~ (sb) (with sth) to cause a sudden shaking movement in sb's body; to make this movement:
[VN] A violent shiver convulsed him. * [V] His whole body convulsed.
2 [VN] (be convulsed with laughter, anger, etc.) to be laughing so much, so angry, etc. that you cannot control your movements
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, convulse is tagged as verb.
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