Definition of Convulsion

a sudden and uncontrollable movement of the body

Examples of Convulsion in a sentence

The man was wracked with a convulsion when his Parkinson’s kicked in, causing him to shake uncontrollably.  🔊

A shiver is technically a convulsion since it is a bodily movement that we cannot consciously control.  🔊

The woman shuddered in fear as she moved throughout the haunted house, a convulsion that she couldn’t stop no matter how hard she tried.  🔊

People that suffer from seizures experience a convulsion when their body moves without the conscious input of the mind.  🔊

You experience a convulsion whenever you shiver, whether it is from the temperature or a wild emotion.  🔊

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