All 4 Uses of
contort
in
Harry Potter (#4) and the Goblet of Fire
- He saw Krum's face contorted with concentration as he pulled out of the dive just in time, while Lynch was flattened, and he understood — Krum hadn't seen the Snitch at all, he was just making Lynch copy him.†
Chpt 8
- High above them, floating along in midair, four struggling figures were being contorted into grotesque shapes.†
Chpt 9 *
- Harry looked up and saw, floating twenty feet above them, Peeves the Poltergeist, a little man in a bell-covered hat and orange bow tie, his wide, malicious face contorted with concentration as he took aim again.†
Chpt 12
- The effect was to make his heavily scarred face look more twisted and contorted than ever, but it was nevertheless good to know that he ever did anything as friendly as smile.†
Chpt 14
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