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writhe (verb)

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  • writhe — ► VERB ▪ twist or squirm in pain or as if in pain. ORIGIN Old English, «make into coils, plait» …   English terms dictionary

  • writhe — verb (writhed; writhing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wrīthan; akin to Old Norse rītha to twist Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to twist into coils or folds b. to twist so as to distort ; wrench c …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • writhe — [ raıð ] verb intransitive to move by twisting and turning, especially when you feel a lot of pain: writhe in pain/agony: He writhed in agony on the ground …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • writhe — verb (I) 1 to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain: writhe in pain/agony: He lay on the floor writhing in pain. 2 writhe with anger/hate/shame etc literary to feel very violent emotions of anger… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • writhe — verb Writhe is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑worm …   Collocations dictionary

  • writhe — verb she writhed about in pain Syn: squirm, wriggle, thrash, flail, toss, toss and turn, twist, twist and turn, struggle …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • writhe — UK [raɪð] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms writhe : present tense I/you/we/they writhe he/she/it writhes present participle writhing past tense writhed past participle writhed to move by twisting and turning, especially when you feel a lot of… …   English dictionary

  • writhe — [[t]ra͟ɪð[/t]] writhes, writhing, writhed VERB If you writhe, your body twists and turns violently backwards and forwards, usually because you are in great pain or discomfort. He was writhing in agony... The subject makes her writhe with… …   English dictionary

  • writhe — [c]/raɪð / (say ruydh) verb (writhed, writhing) –verb (i) 1. to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.: a heap of writhing limbs. 2. to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort, embarrassment, etc. –verb (t) 3. to twist… …  

  • writhe — 1. noun /raɪð/ The number of negative crossings subtracted from the number of positive crossings in a knot 2. verb /raɪð/ a) To twist; to turn; now …   Wiktionary

  • writhe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. wriggle, squirm, twist, contort. See distortion, pain. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contort, move painfully, squirm, distort, suffer, twist and turn, undergo agony, turn with pain, throw a fit*. Ant.… …   English dictionary for students

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