All 4 Uses of
writhe
in
The Call of the Wild
- But no matter how Spitz circled, Joe whirled around on his heels to face him, mane bristling, ears laid back, lips writhing and snarling, jaws clipping together as fast as he could snap, and eyes diabolically gleaming—the incarnation of belligerent fear.
p. 31.5 *writhing = moving in a twisting or contorted motion
- Twice his teeth clipped together, like the steel jaws of a trap, as he backed away for better footing, with lean and lifting lips that writhed and snarled.
p. 69.2writhed = moved in a twisting or contorted motion
- His whole body was gathered compactly together in the tremendous effort, the muscles writhing and knotting like live things under the silky fur.
p. 147.7writhing = moving in a twisting or contorted motion
- Buck writhed his lips into the preliminary of a snarl, but sniffed noses with him, Whereupon the old wolf sat down, pointed nose at the moon, and broke out the long wolf howl.
p. 181.6writhed = moved in a twisting or contorted motion
Definition:
to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain