v.
Pronunciation: k ə n- ' v ə ls
Function: verb
Inflected Form: con · vulsed ; con · vuls · ing
Etymology: Latin convulsus, past participle of convellere to pluck up, convulse, from com- + vellere to pluck ― more at VULNERABLE
Date: 1614
transitive verb : to shake or agitate violently especially : to shake with or as if with irregular spasms <was convulsed with laughter>
intransitive verb : to become affected with convulsions
synonyms see SHAKE