writhe
verb (used without object)
to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.
had writhed
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past perfectof writhe.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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But in the statement he said sea snakes had "writhed in agony" and marine life had suffered after some 25,000 litres of condensate leaked from an underwater hose.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
He had writhed and twisted about, talking in a strange tongue.
From Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America by Maurice Henry Hewlett
There had been many more of these degrading travesties on the sacred game, and I had writhed to see them.
From The Clicking of Cuthbert by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
A half hour later the long black and yellow body had writhed its last and lay in a limp, knotted heap in one side of the prison.
From The Black Phantom by Leo E. (Leo Edward) Miller
Vainly he had writhed and twisted in fretful protest; she shackled him to her desire by tearful and unceasing entreaty.
From Once Aboard the Lugger by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
