Writhes
to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.
to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort; contort.
to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
contemporary examples
sotheby’s for s-x: the problem with auctioning off s-x with a p-rn star aurora snow november 14, 2014
historical examples
the lone ranche captain mayne reid
catholic world, vol. xi, april 1870-september 1870 various
the lone ranche captain mayne reid
dangerous ground lawrence l. lynch
nicanor – teller of tales c. bryson taylor
a likely story william de morgan
fragments of an autobiography felix moscheles
the humour of homer and other essays samuel butler
the iron pincers eugne sue
verb
to twist or squirm in or as if in pain
(intransitive) to move with such motions
(intransitive) to suffer acutely from embarr-ssment, revulsion, etc
noun
the act or an instance of writhing
v.
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