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writhing

adjective as in twisting

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The pathetic dives and writhing on the field is a turn off to the most ardent American fan.

After the film came out, my stepfather said to me, ‘I hope you’re not doing any writhing in your next one.

Both are literally depictions of magical air, evocative of movement and potency stirring inside a writhing cloud.

Much of the love scene is composed of medium shots, with the camera focused on the two horizontal bodies writhing on a bed.

But a close examination of the actual practice itself reveals that the writhing, miserable reality of it is virtually undeniable.

"I ask no promise from you," continued the excited and suspicious man, writhing under a sense of his helplessness.

With a writhing motion she settled herself more securely in the hammock.

Her feet crush creeping things: there is a busy ant or blazoned beetle, with its back broken, writhing in the dust, unseen.

She left behind her writhing all over the kitchen floor a pair of big blacksnakes.

Imagine his agony at the sight of his mother,—pale, inanimate, and from time to time writhing under a convulsive chill.

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On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to writhing, such as: squirming, twitching, and wiggly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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