writhe
verb (used without object)
to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.
are writhing
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present progressiveof writhe.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Around me, people are writhing on their mats, some weeping or howling like wolves.
From The Guardian ● May 8, 2019
"Deep down in my heart," Feuchtwanger writes, "I know that I have not the slightest understanding of the causes of the barbaric turmoil in which we are writhing."
From Time Magazine Archive
I can’t seem tense, even though I feel like my insides are writhing within me.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
You can even see by their faces whether they are intended to be sad, or thoughtful, or gay, and by their attitude whether they are writhing in pain, or dancing with joy, or resting peacefully.
From The Fairy-Land of Science by Arabella B. Buckley
Since she had a kind heart, she came up to Panna Billevich, and throwing her arms around her neck, said,— "Olenka, you are writhing from pain in this house."
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
