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convulse

[kuhn-vuhls] / kənˈvʌls /


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Oil markets could convulse if Tehran disrupted Gulf shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Then Hipolito’s body began to convulse — a possible seizure.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

I’m well past that point; some of his stories and novels I’ve read dozens, even hundreds of times, and they can still make me convulse in laughter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

His new hour did not get picked up by any major platform, but you can watch it free on YouTube and, if you’re like me, convulse with laughter.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

And he stuck his big, ugly tongue out and pretended to convulse.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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