bend double
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to bend your body very far forward and down, for example because you are in great pain or laughing a lot
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Examples (10)
- The joke was so hilarious that she bent double with laughter.
- A sudden sharp pain in his stomach caused him to bend double.
- He was bent double in a violent fit of coughing.
- You'll have to bend double to fit through the tiny attic door.
- Seeing the comedian on stage, the entire audience was bent double with amusement.
- The sheer force of the wind made him bend double as he struggled forward.
- She had to bend double to retrieve her keys from under the car.
- After the long race, the exhausted runner bent double, gasping for air.
- The memory of the embarrassing moment made him bend double with a mix of laughter and cringe.
- The gardeners were bent double over the flowerbeds all afternoon.