Both Uses of
writhe
in
The Railway Children
- 'Phil and I are going away. And we shan't untie you till you promise never, never to talk to us about blood and wounds unless we say you may. Come, Phil!'
'You beast!' said Peter, writhing.p. 240.3 *writhing = moving in a twisting or contorted motion
- He managed to writhe over and hide his face against the wooden back of the settle.
p. 242.0writhe = move in a twisting or contorted motion
Definition:
to move in a twisting or contorted motion -- often of a person when struggling or in pain