writhing

Writhing is defined as wriggling, squirming or contorting.

(verb)

  1. When you are being tickled and you are squirming, contorting and trying desperately to get away, this is an example of a time when you are writhing.
  2. When you are told that someone lied to you and you become furious and extremely emotionally upset, this is an example of a time when you are writhing in anger.

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