writhe
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Writhe and wriggle as he might, he could not squeeze through.
From The Gray Phantom's Return by Landon, Herman
Poor unpardonable length, All belly to the mouth, Writhe then and wriggle, If there's joy in it!
From The Last Harvest by Burroughs, John
O ye, whom wrath consumes! who, passion-stung, Writhe at defeat, and nurse your agonies!
From Keats: Poems Published in 1820 by Robertson, M. (Margaret)
I hated him! but felt a living goad Writhe and crawl beneath my bosom—shameful burden! sinful load!
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
The monster to confront, at first, The spell of Four must be rehears'd; Salamander shall kindle, Writhe nymph of the wave, In air sylph shall dwindle, And Kobold shall slave.
From Faust — Part 1 by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
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