Both Uses
writhe
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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- After one shocked stare, the family downed the mess in a silence that made Kit writhe.†
p. 48.9 *writhe = move in a twisting or contorted motion
- Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat.†
p. 192.8writhing = 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)