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writhing
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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | writhing - moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion; "wiggly worms"wriggling, wriggly, wigglymoving - in motion; "a constantly moving crowd"; "the moving parts of the machine" |
IdiomsSeewrithewrithing
Synonyms for writhingadj moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashionSynonymsRelated Words |