Both Uses of
contort
in
Main Street
- Her rather cheap sport ended abruptly as Vida cried, with contorted face, "What do you know about the thoughts in hearts?†
Chpt 31
- Only an insane contortion of spelling could portray his lyric whine, his mangled consonants.†
Chpt 33 *
Definition:
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(contort) twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth