wrying
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Wry \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wried; p. pr. & vb. n. Wrying.] [OE. wrien. See Wry, a.] To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
Guests by hundreds, not one caring If the dear host's neck were wried. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]