writhing
noun C2- A twisting struggle.
Plural writhings
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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.”
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.
The Sheep, writhing with pain, said, “Why do you hurt me so, Mistress?
It was writhing with inward merriment.
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