rutsch

See also: Rutsch

English

Verb

rutsch (third-person singular simple present rutsches, present participle rutsching, simple past and past participle rutsched)

1. Alternative form of rutch (“squirm”)
   • 1959, Howard Nemerov, A commodity of dreams & other stories:

     "It's like this, Harry," he said, kind of rutsching around in that lounge chair and snarling with pain. "I've been thinking about love, and friendship—and caring about the other person, you see what I mean?" I said I saw what he meant.

   • 2004, Beverly Lewis, The Sacrifice, Bethany House Publishers, →ISBN:

     Mary Ruth was rutsching around, squirming to beat the band. "Well, jah, all right," Ida said, not going all the way to the door, but motioning quickly to her. They scampered like frightened cats upstairs to what was now Hannah's bedroom.

   • 2008, Beverly Lewis, The Forbidden (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher Book #2), Bethany House, →ISBN, page 231:

     But she found herself moving forward, heading toward Kate while Rosie rutsched against her own bosom. Rosanna marched into the front room, stopping smackdab in the center of the large braided rug, glaring at Kate with Eli at her breast.

Anagrams

• crusht, cruths