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writhing

adjective C2
  1. Bended in twisting struggle.
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“Reeling and Writhing, of course, to begin with,” the Mock Turtle replied; “and then the different branches of Arithmetic—Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 74 · B2
She clasped her hands together, gave a piercing shriek, and then flung herself face downward on the bed, crying and writhing in an utter abandonment of disappointment and despair.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 100 · C1
The Sheep, writhing with pain, said, “Why do you hurt me so, Mistress?
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 32 · B2
It was writhing with inward merriment.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 57 · C1

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