All 8 Uses
writhe
in
The Hound of Rowan
(Auto-generated)
- Max's eyes followed the brilliant oranges and yellows that writhed about the logs.†
Chpt 2 *writhed = moved in a twisting or contorted motion
- Ms. Richter raised her hands and the fire writhed and grew.†
Chpt 5
- The bin was piled high with crates of writhing rodents and worms along with small stacks of thin metal bars.†
Chpt 8writhing = moving in a twisting or contorted motion
- She was bound tightly to a stone pillar, pinned some ten feet off the ground, by writhing coils of green and gold fire.†
Chpt 11
- The Second Year shrieked and writhed in terror but could do nothing to break Max's grip.†
Chpt 18writhed = moved in a twisting or contorted motion
- Max writhed and looked away as the figure stood over him.†
Chpt 19
- Max stretched his neck away from the searching talons and focused on his uninjured right hand; he felt searing blue flame ignite and writhe around it.†
Chpt 19writhe = move in a twisting or contorted motion
- Crate upon crate of metal bars and writhing, furry rodents appeared.†
Chpt 20writhing = moving in a twisting or contorted 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)