writhe
verb (used without object)
to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.
have been writhing
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present perfect progressiveof writhe.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The acting is exceedingly sketchy and the lines lacking in literature or truth, but a good many people who have been writhing before great casts and majestically unfathomable plays this season were pleased.
From Time Magazine Archive
Do you know that I have been writhing on a bed of pain from morning to night?
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
