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writhe

verb as in contort; toss back and forth

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Autumn’s body is writhing on the ground now, turning over repeatedly.

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Madame Babushkinov’s lap blanket slipped unnoticed to the floor as she writhed in her chair.

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Beowulf writhed on the bed while his brother and sister stood by.

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“I am having an epiphany about the poor,” Lady Constance proclaimed, stepping daintily over the writhing child.

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Across the globe, Florence is wrenching Freddie from writhing on the floor to buck him up for the imminent match.