writhe
rith
- v to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
The prisoner writhed in discomfort
- One day after a charity event, she said her dress had been so scratchy she wanted to giggle, wriggle her shoulders and writhe.
- In response, players such as Portugal's young sensation Cristiano Ronaldo have learned to dive and writhe on the ground the instant an opponent is within spitting range.
- While the women writhe, their husbands too are profiting by the sitting-up exercises (they do not exercise, naturally; it is hard to roll about on the floor and at the same time .