· make someone convulse with laughter; "The comedian convulsed the crowd"
Hypernym(s): amuse
· be overcome with laughter
Hypernym(s): laugh, express_joy, express_mirth
· move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
Synonym(s): thresh, thresh_about, thrash, thrash_about, slash, toss, jactitate
· shake uncontrollably; "earthquakes convulsed the countryside"
· cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
· contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
Hypernym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press