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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

In the room where the Sennett family was seated, there was near silence, Mike Sennett said, as they watched Mr. Smith convulse.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

A random shiver goes through my body, making me convulse for a second; then it’s gone.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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