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1 writhe
intransitive verb(lit. or fig.) sich windenhe/it makes me writhe — (with embarrassment) er/es bringt mich in ziemliche Verlegenheit; (with disgust) er/es ist mir zuwider
* * *(to twist violently to and fro, especially in pain or discomfort: to writhe in agony; She writhed about when I tickled her.) sich krümmen* * *[raɪð]I. vishe \writhed in suppressed fury sie bebte innerlich vor unterdrückter WutII. vtto \writhe one's body seinen Körper krümmen [o winden]* * *[raɪð]visich krümmen, sich winden (with, in vor +dat)to make sb writhe (painfully) — jdn vor Schmerzen zusammenzucken lassen; (with disgust) jdm kalte Schauer über den Rücken jagen, jdn erschauern lassen; (with embarrassment) jdn in peinliche Verlegenheit bringen
* * *writhe [raıð]A v/i1. sich krümmen, sich winden (with, in vor dat)B v/t1. writhe o.s.a) → A 1,b) → A 32. das Gesicht verzerrenC s Verzerrung f* * *intransitive verb(lit. or fig.) sich windenhe/it makes me writhe — (with embarrassment) er/es bringt mich in ziemliche Verlegenheit; (with disgust) er/es ist mir zuwider
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2 writhe
[raɪð] vito \writhe in agony sich akk vor Schmerzen winden;she \writhed in suppressed fury sie bebte innerlich vor unterdrückter Wut vtto \writhe one's body seinen Körper krümmen [o winden] -
3 agony
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4 writhe in pain / agony
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5 gyötrődés
(EN) agony; anguish; obsession; pother; torment; writhe; writhing
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Writhe — Writhe, v. i. To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe with agony. Also used figuratively. [1913 Webster] After every attempt, he felt that he had failed, and writhed with shame and vexation. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agony — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excruciating, extreme, intense ▪ absolute, pure, sheer, utter ▪ exquisite ▪ … Collocations 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 — [raıð] v [: Old English; Origin: writhan [i] to twist ] to twist your body from side to side violently, especially because you are suffering pain writhe in pain/agony etc ▪ He lay writhing in pain … Dictionary of contemporary English
writhe — [rīth] vt. writhed, writhing [ME writhen < OE writhan, to twist, wind about, akin to ON rītha < IE base * wer , to bend, twist > WREATH, WRY] to cause to twist or turn; contort vi. 1. to make twisting or turning movements; contort the… … English World dictionary
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 — 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 — 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
Agonize — Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agonized — Agonize Ag o*nize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?. See {Agony}.] 1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish. [1913 Webster] To smart and agonize at every pore. Pope.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English