convulse
Example Sentences
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Oil markets could convulse if Tehran disrupted Gulf shipping.
His voice rasped, and his face convulsed, a grunt of pain.
From Literature
The man’s eyes rolled back in his head and he started convulsing.
From Salon
Last week, after Oracle reported unexpectedly high capital expenditures on chips, networking equipment and other infrastructure, the bond market convulsed, raising the cost of capital for many large tech companies.
A random shiver goes through my body, making me convulse for a second; then it’s gone.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
