2
jerk(wind, spin, screw, coil, writhe)
2
join(touch, twist, physical, bind, circle)
2
lap(noun, verb, touch, twist, physical)
2
line(noun, touch, swell, physical, wave)
2
mane
2
plait(noun, verb, twist, bend, fold)
2
plicate(verb, bend, fold, double, crease)
2
pucker(verb, bend, fold, double, wrinkle)
2
pull(verb, touch, twist, physical, wind)
2
quirk(noun, twist, loop, curve, coil)
2
reel(twist, encircle, coil, writhe, length)
2
sag
2
scallop(verb, twist, arrest, bend, loop)
2
shrink(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
2
shrivel(verb, twist, deform, distorting, warping)
2
slither(touch, twist, physical, encircle, coil)
2
squirm(verb, twist, pull, wind, writhe)
2
stir(verb, move, twist, swell, shake)
2
stoop(verb, twist, bend, bow, lean)
2
surge(noun, verb, move, rush, twist)
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