bent double

Frequency: 6.78.9 per million words

To be bent over at the waist, often from pain or laughter.

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  • The joke was so hilarious it left everyone bent double with laughter.
  • A sudden stomach cramp left him bent double in agony.
  • The old gardener was bent double, tending to his prized roses.
  • He was bent double over the toilet, sick from the food poisoning.
  • We were all bent double trying to get through the tiny tunnel.
  • The force of the wind had her bent double as she struggled forward.
  • I laughed so hard I was bent double and couldn't breathe.
  • After the marathon, the runner was bent double with exhaustion.
  • A violent fit of coughing had the patient bent double in his bed.
  • The weight of the backpack had the young hiker bent double on the steep trail.