All convulse synonyms

verb convulse

• torment — to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain: to be tormented with violent headaches.
• shake up — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
• disturb — to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
• unsettle — to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
• shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
• writhe — to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
• agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
• rock — rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
• stir — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
• jerk — to move with a quick, sharp motion; move spasmodically.
• tremble — to shake involuntarily with quick, short movements, as from fear, excitement, weakness, or cold; quake; quiver.
• shudder — to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
• quiver — a case for holding or carrying arrows.
• judder — to vibrate violently: an old automobile with a clutch that judders.