All 3 Uses of
contort
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Her eyes seemed to be starting out of their sockets, the brow and the whole face were drawn and contorted convulsively.†
Chpt 1.7 *contorted = twisted
- His face wore a contorted smile.†
Chpt 2.6
- A strange smile contorted his face, a pitiful, sad, weak smile, a smile of despair.†
Chpt 6.5
Definition:
twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth