Sometimes she does both, creating images that transcend identity, as in a striking image of a bare-chested man, seated in the middle of the room, muscles straining, mouth agape, eyes squeezed shut, in a cosmic, yet comic, howl against the universe.
Vocally, Mr. Hudson was brassier and tougher here than anywhere else, straining his mouth almost agonizingly wide.
The primitive fish mouth straining for water and finding it as my son releases it in the shallows.
Your jaw, tongue and mouth will all be slightly strained when you whistle this way.
You should also take your dentures out periodically during the day if your mouth or jaw bones feel strained or tired.
According to official witnesses, Angel Diaz strained against the straps, grimaced and attempted to mouth words for nearly a half-hour after the start of the procedure.
Soon it began to snow, and they flipped onto their backs and strained to catch the chubby flakes in their mouths like so much candy.
"You'd know that sound if you heard it," says Carl, a soft-spoken, precise man who then demonstrates: out of his mouth comes a noise like a sob, rasping and strained.
With their mouths open and their brows pulled together, they strained to digest the question and possibly apply it to their own experience.
Neck bulging, mouth foaming, straining at the leash like Cerberus guarding the gates of the underworld, Steve Johnson performed his role as GWS attack dog to perfection last Saturday.
