convulse with



convulse someone with something

to cause someone to quake or jerk because of pain or emotion. (Can be physical or figurative; see examples.) He convulsed with abdominal pain from something he ate. The audience was convulsed with laughter.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Vittoria-Italian
Sham'a-Arabic
BrysonBRIE-sənEnglish
MillyMIL-ee (English)Swedish, Norwegian, English
Yekaterinaye-kah-tye-REE-nah, ee-kah-tee-REE-nahRussian
Sha'ul-Biblical Hebrew