All 3 Uses of
writhe
in
Jane Eyre
- Still I did not answer, and still I writhed myself from his grasp: for I was still incredulous.†
Chpt 23 *
- And what ailed the chestnut tree? it writhed and groaned; while wind roared in the laurel walk, and came sweeping over us.†
Chpt 23
- Instead of subsiding as night drew on, it seemed to augment its rush and deepen its roar: the trees blew steadfastly one way, never writhing round, and scarcely tossing back their boughs once in an hour; so continuous was the strain bending their branchy heads northward — the clouds drifted from pole to pole, fast following, mass on mass: no glimpse of blue sky had been visible that July day.†
Chpt 25
Definition:
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(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain