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writhing

[rahy-thing] / ˈraɪ ðɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
twisting
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Writhing with stomach pain, she lamented that she had become a “burden.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2020

Writhing in misery, Sawyer had no idea she was suffering from acute appendicitis.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2018

Writhing in the shadows like a child’s charcoal nightmare, she imbues the spook with devilish intent.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2016

Writhing, maneuvering and often split, the party tried to adjust to the new Communist world that was born with Stalin's death.

From Time Magazine Archive

Writhing under the idea, he added passionately, "It's when they say things like that that they hit us hardest of all!"

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater




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