6 uses
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Definition
to move in a twisting or contorted motion — often of a person when struggling or in pain
- Annie was writhing and moaning.Part 3 — Paul (89% in)
- Annie paused at the door and looked back at Paul, who shrieked and writhed in the charred and blood-soaked bed, his face a deathly fading white.Part 2 — Misery (**% in)
- She writhed and managed to turn over halfway.Part 3 — Paul (89% in)
- She screamed like a cat, writhed like a cat, and tried to claw out from under him like a cat.Part 3 — Paul (90% in)
- She bucked and writhed under him.Part 3 — Paul (90% in)
- Her pulsing throat had swelled up like an inner-tube, and her mouth was writhing.Part 3 — Paul (93% in)
There are no more uses of "writhe" in Misery.
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