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1 writhe
1. n1) судома, судорога2) вінок2. v1) корчитися (від болю); звиватися2) перен. мучитися, терзатися (від чогось — at, under, with)3) скрутити, перекрутити (щось)4) судомити (м'язи)5) вивернутиwrithe oneself free — вивернутися, викрутитися (з чиїхось рук)
* * *I [raid] n II [raid] v1) корчитися, звиватисяto writhe with pain — корчитися від болі; (with, at, under) гостро переживати, мучитися, терзатися
2) скрутити, перекрутити (що-н.); переплітати4) вивертатиto writhe oneself free — вивернутися (з чиїх-н. рук)
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2 writhe
I [raid] n II [raid] v1) корчитися, звиватисяto writhe with pain — корчитися від болі; (with, at, under) гостро переживати, мучитися, терзатися
2) скрутити, перекрутити (що-н.); переплітати4) вивертатиto writhe oneself free — вивернутися (з чиїх-н. рук)
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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 — [ 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 — v. (D; intr.) to writhe in (to writhe in pain) * * * [raɪð] (D; intr.) to writhe in (to writhe in pain) … Combinatory 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 — 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 — writhe, agonize, squirm are comparable when they mean to twist or turn in physical or mental distress. Writhe regularly carries vivid suggestions of convulsive contortions (as of one in the throes of death, in a paroxysm, in an instrument of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
writhe — ► VERB ▪ twist or squirm in pain or as if in pain. ORIGIN Old English, «make into coils, plait» … English terms dictionary
Writhe — Writhe, v. t. [imp. {Writhed}; p. p. {Writhed}, Obs. or Poetic {Writhen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writhing}.] [OE. writhen, AS. wr[=i]?an to twist; akin to OHG. r[=i]dan, Icel. r[=i]?a, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. {Wreathe}, {Wrest}, {Wroth}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Suffering Noun 1. pain, suffering, sufferance; hurt, cut; discomfort, painfulness; discomfort, malaise; nightmare; anguish, agony, misery, excruciation, torment, torture, rack; Weltschmerz; distress,… … English dictionary for students
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 — [[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