60 entries under writhe topic. ×

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kick(noun, verb, feeling, withdraw, return)
7
shake(verb, withdraw, escape, retreat, dodge)
6
jerk(noun, verb, withdraw, return, retreat)
4
reel(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon)
3
shift(verb, move, change, push, return)
2
bend(verb, twist, wind, zigzag)
2
buck(noun, verb, bump, shy, jump)
2
flex(verb, thrust)
2
jolt(noun, verb, move, push, return)
2
resist
2
strain
2
struggle(verb, wriggle, squirm)
2
suffer(verb, wriggle, squirm)
2
thrash(verb, wriggle, squirm)
2
thresh(verb, wriggle, squirm)
2
thrust(verb, move, push, shift, shove)
2
twitch(verb, shy, jump, bound, shrink)
2
worm(verb, wriggle, squirm)
1
agonize
1
angle
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