writhe
verb /raɪð/
/raɪð/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they writhe | /raɪð/ /raɪð/ |
| he / she / it writhes | /raɪðz/ /raɪðz/ |
| past simple writhed | /raɪðd/ /raɪðd/ |
| past participle writhed | /raɪðd/ /raɪðd/ |
| -ing form writhing | /ˈraɪðɪŋ/ /ˈraɪðɪŋ/ |
- writhe (about/around) (in/with something) to twist or move your body without stopping, often because you are in great pain
- She was writhing around on the floor in agony.
- The snake writhed and hissed.
- (figurative) He was writhing (= suffering a lot) with embarrassment.
Extra Examples- She was writhing in agony.
- The dog writhed with pain in the dust.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWrithe is used with these nouns as the subject:- worm
Word OriginOld English wrīthan ‘make into coils, plait, fasten with a cord’, of Germanic origin; related to wreathe.