writhes

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She writhes, and hisses at her foe, in vain,

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  • Hlèlever writhes, flowers erupting from throat and chest and armpits. —  FSFDec2003
  • It coils, writhes, slides across his mother's chest, and bur­rows quickly away from the light. —  Prayers to Broken Stones
  • It'll be just as effective: A one-shot kill as your opponent writhes on the ground in agony at the loss of his Mean Bean Machine. —  The Escapist : Latest News
  • Crystal Gayle sings, "How I wish I could be sure it's me that turns you on", as her lover, the dirty cheating bugger, moans and writhes next to her. —  The Guardian World News
  • While the United States writhes in the agony of seeking a way out of the current financial mess, President Obama, his wife and a cast of 500 aides and hangers-on took the show on the road, crisscrossing the old world well-equipped with a supply of the trusty teleprompters needed to render him eloquent. —  The Moderate Voice
 

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