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writhe
verb
(writhe)
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
Synonyms:
squirm
,
twist
,
worm
,
wrestle
,
wriggle
,
Examples:
The prisoner writhed in discomfort.
Words Related to
writhe
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squirm
,
wriggle
,
wrestle
,
twist
,
worm
,
contort
,
flail
,
gyrate
,
convulse
,
tremble
,
scream
,
groan
,
wince
,
cower
,
caress
,
crawl
,
moan
,
twirl
,
retch
,
skitter
,
weep
,
throb
,
squeal
,
wail
,
undulate
,
kneel
,
shimmy
,
fidget
,
cavort
,
prance
,
totter
,
intort
,
quivering
,
wriggling
,
twitching
,
slink
,
stomp
,
uncurl
,
preen
,
slithering
,
jostle
,
vomit
,
scurry
,
clomp
,
entwine
,
prostrate
,
petrify
,
gesticulate
,
mewl
,
dripping
,
copulate
,
crumple
,
shrieking
,
wallow
,
defecate
,
teeter
,
akimbo
,
drool
,
skulks
,
hyperventilate
,
sprawled
,
suffocate
,
wiggling
,
ravish
,
pummel
,
emote
,
fellate
,
yelped
,
heaving
,
hurl
,
stupefy
,
crouch
,
move involuntarily
,
feign
,
mutter
,
dangle
,
whimpering
,
stare
,
careen
,
impale
,
perspire
,
lolling
,
puking
,
openmouthed
,
hallucinate
,
jiggling
,
bawls
,
distend
,
ululate
,
uncoils
,
flouncing
,
humping
,
wiggle
,
palpitating
,
prickling
,
disembowel
,
tiptoe
,
tangoing
,
glower
,
querken
,
writhe
Examples by Brain Bank Users
By: Jamie
From:
Words From Novels or Stories - Nov 2018
It was scary to watch little Jimmy on the ground, writhing in pain after the 90 mph fastball hit him square on the elbow.