convulsionnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/kənˈvʌl.ʃən/us/kənˈvʌl.ʃən/a sudden movement of the muscles in your body that you cannot control, caused by illness or drugs:
She went into convulsions and had to be rushed to hospital.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making short, sudden movements
- aquiver
- convulse
- convulsive
- cringe
- dance
- flick
- jig
- jiggle
- jolt
- judder
- leap
- palpitate
- pull away
- quiver
- shivery
- shrink
- tremulous
- whip
- worry at sth
- wriggle
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Idiom(s)
be in convulsions