acute writhemeasured writhepronounced writhesevere writhetotal writheviolent writhewrithe in painwrithe on the floorwrithe violentlywrithe with agonywrithing in agony
She would catch chafers and beetles and stick them on a pin, after which she would push a leaf or a bit of paper close enough for them to seize with their feet; for the pleasure of seeing them writhe and wriggle in their efforts to free themselves from the pins.