All 5 Uses of
contort
in
Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
- My dignified weeping gives way to full-on ugliness, my mouth open and my face contorted and sounds like a dying animal coming from my throat.†
Chpt 5 *contorted = twisted
- Johanna's face contorts, and I mimic her, to see what it feels like to have my face that way.†
Chpt 6contorts = twists or bends to an unnatural shape
- He screams, his face contorting, and drives the heel of the gun into my jaw.†
Chpt 15contorting = twisting or bending to an unnatural shape
- Christina looks away, and at first I think she is bashful, but then I see her face contort like he slapped her instead of complimented her.†
Chpt 42contort = twist or bend to an unnatural shape
- Her face contorts.†
Chpt 43contorts = twists or bends to an unnatural shape
Definition:
twist or bend to an unnatural shape -- something such as the human body, a facial expression, or the truth