The Only Use of
writhe
in
Fahrenheit 451
- And then he was a shrieking blaze, a jumping, sprawling gibbering manikin, no longer human or known, all writhing flame on the lawn as Montag shot one continuous pulse of liquid fire on him, There was a hiss like a great mouthful of spittle banging a red-hot stove, a bubbling and frothing as if salt had been poured over a monstrous black snail to cause a terrible liquefaction and a boiling over of yellow foam.†
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Definition:
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(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain