Describing Body Types & How They Move Around.
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pleading/begging (again, to the threat, someone trying to help, or just begging the pain to stop)įeel free to add your favorites or most used in the comments/reblogs!.recoiling/shrinking away (from either the threat or someone trying to help).staggering/stumbling (there is a difference between pain that makes you not want to stand, and pain that makes it impossible to stand.stuttering (or other general terms that show an impaired ability to speak - when someone’s in intense pain, it gets hard to talk).the word crying is used so much it kinda loses its appeal, that’s why i like to mix other words like these in) hiccuping/spluttering/sniffling (words that generally imply crying without saying crying.murmuring/muttering/whispering (or other quiet forms of speaking after enduring intense pain).gasping/sucking/drawing in a breath (or any other words and phrases that mean a sharp intake of breath, that shite is gold).“heaving breaths” but can also be used for the nasty stuff like dry heaving or vomiting) heaving (i like to use it for describing the way someone’s breathing, ex.doubling-over (kinda close to keeling over but they don’t actually hit the ground, just kinda fold in on themselves).wincing (probably overused but i love this word.dazed (usually after the pain has subsided, or when adrenaline is still flowing).writhing/thrashing (maybe someone’s holding them down, or maybe they’re in bed alone).clinging (to someone or something, maybe even to themselves or their own clothes).also love using it for nightmares/attacks and things like that) whimpering (love hitting the wips with this word when a character is weak, especially when the pain is subsiding.also love using sob by itself, as a noun, like “he let out a quiet sob”) sobbing (weeping is a synonym but i’ve never liked that word.trembling/shivering (additional adjectives could be violently, uncontrollably, etc).keeling over (synonyms are words like collapsing, which is equally as good but overused in media).panting (there’s a slew of adjectives you can put after this, my favorites are shakily, weakly, etc).
coiling (up in a ball, in on themselves, against something, etc).Maccreadysbaby: Some of my favorite words and phrases to describe a character in pain
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