- present participle of writhe.
writhing
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While fishing a canal, I spot an otter as it emerges from the water and climbs onto the opposite bank, clutching a writhing iguana in its paws and then diving back in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
There is no escape: Garbagemen find them in their shoes at night; or writhing in their arm hair; or embedded in their scalps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
And that’s kind of what happened until her final hours when her breathing became so labored she was writhing and wrenching herself upright trying to get air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025
Moments later, the cat lays purring and writhing on the ground until it "dies".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
The inside of the car was now one writhing cloud of smoke in which two lights glinted, copper-colored, like the beautiful eyes of a toad.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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