WRITHINGS Synonyms

• a sudden uncontrollable attack

• violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

• a violent disturbance

• a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

• a single complete turn (axial or orbital)

• the act of rotating in a circle or spiral

• a dull stupid fatuous person

• an abrupt spasmodic movement

• (mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration

• meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

• raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

• a sudden abrupt pull

• pull, or move with a sudden movement

• move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions

• make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

• throw or toss with a quick motion

• a painful and involuntary muscular contraction

• (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the act of rotating rapidly

• marked by repeated turns and bends

• a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition

• moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

• curved or curving in and out

• moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

• moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

• moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion