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• v  to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
  The prisoner writhed in discomfort
• s  twisted (especially as in pain or struggle)
  writhed lips

• Gusta"o Martnez, director of a private Jurez hospital, watched helplessly as the infant writhed in pain before he finally suffocated.
• What was to be Dylan's comeback performance suddenly turned ridiculous when a shirtless man jumped on stage and writhed around with the phrase 'Soy Bomb' scrawled across his .
• A little boy writhed naked, his foot nearly blown off.

• writhe
• wrestle
• wriggle
• worm
• squirm
• twist
• contorted
• writhen

News & Articles

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• Musical parody of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' comes to the Gillioz Theatre
  As the lurid craze of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' clutched and writhed its way into history, it became ripe for parody, and here we have the smarty-pants musical response on the stage of the Gillioz Theatre.
  June 27, 2013 - The Springfield News-Leader
• The Sweet Taste of Paula Deen’s Demise
  Paula Deen is in the wilderness now. She’ll be back, but I can’t help but savor the television chef’s exile. Her sudden downfall started with the confirmation last week that she had used the word “nigger” and had also considered having a plantation-themed wedding for her brother. Since the deposition (in a civil case against her for discrimination) became public, Ms. Deen has writhed and flailed ...
  June 24, 2013 - The New York Observer

Quotes

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• Helene Elliott in Wall Street Journal
  In the Los Angeles Times, Helene Elliott writes that Shaq "wrestled and writhed, diving for the ball all over the court and trying to squeeze a few more gallons of diesel from a body running as much on adrenaline as on muscle memory."