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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 and not always sharply articulate in the labor of his composition, Playwright O'Neill has done no tidy job.

From Time Magazine Archive

Writhing under the sting of futility and disappointment, even the rotten poison served by Johnny the 111 Greek appealed to him.

From Louisiana Lou A Western Story by Winter, William West




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