convulse
1. [ verb ] make someone convulse with laughter
Examples:

"The comedian convulsed the crowd"

Related terms: amuse
2. [ verb ] be overcome with laughter
Related terms: laugh
3. [ verb ] cause to contract
Examples:

"The spasm convulses her facial muscles"

Related terms: compress
4. [ verb ] beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all
Synonyms: toss thresh thrash_about thrash slash thresh_about
Related terms: shake beat whip
5. [ verb ] move or stir about violently
Synonyms: toss thresh thrash_about thrash slash thresh_about jactitate
Examples:

"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"

Related terms: shake jerk whip jactitation
6. [ verb ] shake uncotrollably
Examples:

"earthquakes convulsed the countryside"

Related terms: shake
7. [ verb ] contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
Examples:

"The muscles in her face convulsed"

Related terms: compress convulsion
Similar spelling:   convulsive
  convulsion
  convalesce
  convolve
  convolute
  convoluted
  connubial
  compulsive