23
twist(verb, change, turn, create, alter)
18
squirm(verb, move, disturb, worry, twist)
18
wriggle(verb, move, disturb, twist, agitate)
13
bend(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
12
agonize(verb, upset, trouble, get, hurt)
12
contort(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
10
worm(verb, move, turn, steal, edge)
8
wiggle(noun, verb, move, turn, twist)
8
distort(verb, falsify, distortion, deform, forth)
8
thrash(verb, beat, disturb, agitate, stir)
7
suffer(verb, hurt, worry, smart, struggle)
7
warp(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
6
toss(verb, beat, defeat, crush, rush)
5
coil(verb, twist, pull, bend, fold)
5
fidget(verb, turn, wiggle, wriggle)
5
struggle(verb, disturb, worry, strive, lament)
5
wrestle(verb, worry, struggle, strive, vacillate)
5
shake(verb, disturb, agitate, agitation, stir)
5
wrench(verb, change, twist, alter, deceive)
5
twitch(verb, turn, crawl, wiggle, throb)
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