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writhe

writhe \'ri-th\ vb [ME writhen, fr. OE wri-than; akin to ON ri-tha to 
   twis]t, OE wrigian to turn - more at WRY 1a: to twist into coils or folds  
   1b: to twist so as to distort : WRENCH  1c: to twist (the body or a bodily 
   part) in pain  2: INTERTWINE  1: to move or proceed with twists and turns  
   2: to become twisted in or as if in pain or struggling  3: to suffer keenly 
   from torment  - writhe n