convulsive

/kənvˈʌlsɪv/

/kənˈvəɫsɪv/

convulsive

affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm

synonyms : spasmodic

resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent

Examples

1. Now, in the 1930s, convulsive therapy was also introduced.

2. That signal in a grand mal is also accompanied by convulsive motion that you see under the three red lines in the little blue boxes.

3. Males will erect their genital capsules and make convulsive movements, rubbing them against various parts of the flower.

4. The indispensable man who appeared at our nation's convulsive hour.