All 6 Uses of
writhe
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- These furious thoughts whirled around in Harry's head, and his insides writhed with anger as a sultry, velvety night fell around him, the air full of the smell of warm, dry grass, and the only sound that of the low grumble of traffic on the road beyond the park railings.†
Chpt 1 *
- He felt dirty, contaminated, as though he were carrying some deadly germ, unworthy to sit on the Underground train back from the hospital with innocent, clean people whose minds and bodies were free of the taint of Voldemort… he had not merely seen the snake, he had been the snake, he knew it now… A truly terrible thought then occurred to him, a memory bobbing to the surface of his mind, one that made his insides writhe and squirm like serpents.†
Chpt 23
- The man on the floor let out a scream of pain, attempted to stand but fell back, writhing.†
Chpt 31
- 'DON'D GIB ID DO DEM!' roared Neville, who seemed beside himself, kicking and writhing as Bellatrix drew nearer to him and his captor, her wand raised.†
Chpt 35
- Bellatrix screamed: the spell had knocked her off her feet, but she did not writhe and shriek with pain as Neville had — she was already back on her feet, breathless, no longer laughing.†
Chpt 36
- The guilt filling the whole of Harry's chest like some monstrous, weighty parasite, now writhed and squirmed.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain