writhe

Example Sentences

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A gust of wind swept through the clearing, billowing his cape up around him like a writhing, living thing.

From Literature

"It's all of ours first day," said a curator, re-assembling the artwork as it writhed.

From Barron's

Breaking the surface of the water was a writhing snake.

From Literature

Storm clouds writhed about its flanks; a deep, windless cold flowed from its summit; unimaginably high, it pierced the sky: the Mountain of the World Spirit.

From Literature

I twisted and writhed, trying to free myself.

From Literature