The Only Use
writhe
in
Of Mice and Men
(Edited)
- Her feet battered on the hay and she writhed to be free; and from under Lennie's hand came a muffled screaming.
p. 91.3writhed = moved in a twisting motion
Definitions:
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(1)
(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)