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writhe
writhe W0241500 (rīth)v. writhed, writh·ing, writhes v.intr.1. To make twisting bodily movements, as in pain or struggle.2. To move with a twisting or contorted motion: A snake writhed out of the bushes.3. To suffer emotional or physical distress, as from embarrassment or anguish: "She writhed at the bare idea that he might pay court to some girl" (W. Somerset Maugham).v.tr. To cause to twist or squirm; contort: "His lips ... were now writhed into unholy contortions" (Stephen Crane).n. The act or an instance of writhing: "'If I may umbly make the remark,' said Uriah Heep with a writhe" (Charles Dickens).
[Middle English writhen, from Old English wrīthan; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
writh′er n.writhe (raɪð) vb1. to twist or squirm in or as if in pain2. (intr) to move with such motions3. (intr) to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etcnthe act or an instance of writhing[Old English wrīthan; related to Old High German rīdan, Old Norse rītha. See wrath, wreath, wrist, wroth] ˈwrither nwrithe (raɪð)
v. writhed, writh•ing,
n. v.i. 1. to twist the body about, as in pain or effort. 2. to suffer acute embarrassment. v.t. 3. to twist or bend out of shape or position; contort. 4. to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain. n. 5. a twisting of the body, as in pain. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wrīthan to twist, wind, c. Old High German rīdan, Old Norse rītha; akin to wreath] writh′er, n. writh′ing•ly, adv. writhe
Past participle: writhed
Gerund: writhing
| Present |
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| I writhe | | you writhe | | he/she/it writhes | | we writhe | | you writhe | | they writhe |
| Preterite |
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| I writhed | | you writhed | | he/she/it writhed | | we writhed | | you writhed | | they writhed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am writhing | | you are writhing | | he/she/it is writhing | | we are writhing | | you are writhing | | they are writhing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have writhed | | you have writhed | | he/she/it has writhed | | we have writhed | | you have writhed | | they have writhed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was writhing | | you were writhing | | he/she/it was writhing | | we were writhing | | you were writhing | | they were writhing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had writhed | | you had writhed | | he/she/it had writhed | | we had writhed | | you had writhed | | they had writhed |
| Future |
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| I will writhe | | you will writhe | | he/she/it will writhe | | we will writhe | | you will writhe | | they will writhe |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have writhed | | you will have writhed | | he/she/it will have writhed | | we will have writhed | | you will have writhed | | they will have writhed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be writhing | | you will be writhing | | he/she/it will be writhing | | we will be writhing | | you will be writhing | | they will be writhing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been writhing | | you have been writhing | | he/she/it has been writhing | | we have been writhing | | you have been writhing | | they have been writhing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been writhing | | you will have been writhing | | he/she/it will have been writhing | | we will have been writhing | | you will have been writhing | | they will have been writhing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been writhing | | you had been writhing | | he/she/it had been writhing | | we had been writhing | | you had been writhing | | they had been writhing |
| Conditional |
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| I would writhe | | you would writhe | | he/she/it would writhe | | we would writhe | | you would writhe | | they would writhe |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have writhed | | you would have writhed | | he/she/it would have writhed | | we would have writhed | | you would have writhed | | they would have writhed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  writhe - to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"squirm, twist, worm, wriggle, wrestlemove - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"wrench - make a sudden twisting motion |
writheverb squirm, struggle, twist, toss, distort, thrash, jerk, wriggle, wiggle, contort, convulse, thresh He was writhing on the floor in agony.writheverb1. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment:agonize, squirm, toss, turn.2. To move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to side:squiggle, squirm, waggle, wiggle, worm, wriggle.Translationswrithe (raið) verb to twist violently to and fro, especially in pain or discomfort. to writhe in agony; She writhed about when I tickled her. (尤指因痛苦或不適)扭動(身體) （尤指因痛苦或不适）扭动（身体） writhe
writhe under something 1. . Lit. to squirm with pain from being beaten with something. The sailor writhed under the sting of the lash. The child writhed under the pain of his spanking. 2. . Fig. to suffer under a mental burden. I writhed under her constant verbal assault and finally left the room. Why do I have to writhe under her insults?See also: writhewrithe with something 1. . and writhe in something [for someone or an animal] to squirm because of something, such as pain. Carl writhed with pain and began to cry. He was writhing in pain when the paramedics arrived. 2. . [for something] to support or contain something that is writhing. The pit was writhing with snakes and other horrid things. The floor of the basement was writhing in spiders and crawly things.See also: writhewrithe
Synonyms for writheverb squirmSynonyms- squirm
- struggle
- twist
- toss
- distort
- thrash
- jerk
- wriggle
- wiggle
- contort
- convulse
- thresh
Synonyms for writheverb to twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassmentSynonymsverb to move or proceed with short irregular motions up and down or from side to sideSynonyms- squiggle
- squirm
- waggle
- wiggle
- worm
- wriggle
Synonyms for writheverb to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)Synonyms- squirm
- twist
- worm
- wriggle
- wrestle
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