[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.Synonyms: wriggle , contort , flail , thresh", "to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to twist or bend out of shape or position; distort ; contort .", "to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain."]}]