- present participle of writhe.
writhing
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Late last month, an Indonesia-based wildlife foundation shared footage showing an orangutan writhing on the ground on a palm oil plantation in West Kalimantan, one of Indonesia's hardest-hit provinces.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
But people I talk to almost all complain about the flopping: Too many players fall to the turf writhing in fake pain to draw a yellow card after the slightest graze by an opponent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Across the globe, Florence is wrenching Freddie from writhing on the floor to buck him up for the imminent match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Moments later, the cat lays purring and writhing on the ground until it "dies".
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
She saw a woman with hair writhing like snakes perched in the rafters of a house with a baby clutched to her chest.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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