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Word | Writhe |
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when struggling); The prisoner writhed in discomfort. The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace. / To twist or contort the body / to wriggle or twist about / twist in coils; contort in pain / make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body., | |
Usage | ⇒ The lady was writhing with pain after a boulder-hit ⇒ In Dances with Snakes, the snake dancer wriggled sinuously as her boa constrictor writhed around her torso. ⇒ he writhed in agony on the ground |
Synonyms | squirm, wriggle, twist, worm, bend, agonize, contort, distort, wiggle, thrash, suffer, toss, coil, fidget, struggle, wrestle, shake, warp, wrench, squiggle, |
Antonyms | be still, concrete, straighten, cuddle, no voice, unbending, |
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