takawhitiwhiti
1. (verb) to writhe, toss oneself about, thrash about.
He roroa ngā ringaringa o te ture, ahakoa i hea te tangata hara ka whātorotia, rō hīnaki rawa takawhitiwhiti ai (HKW 1/11/1900:10). / The arms of the law are long, and no matter where a criminal is he will be reached and end up threshing about in the eel trap.