All 3 Uses of
writhe
in
The Merchant of Death
- As we ran I continued to blow the whistle and the quig kept writhing in agony.†
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- The angry animal squirmed and screamed and writhed on the ground like a fish out of water, but it was still very much aliveā¦and dangerous.†
- The rocky walls began to writhe like a giant snake slowly coming to life.†
Definition:
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(writhe) to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain