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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024writhe /raɪð/USA pronunciation v., writhed, writh•ing, n. v. [no object] - to twist and turn, as in pain.
- to suffer greatly:The embarrassing disclosures about his past had him writhing.
n. [countable] - a twisting of the body.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024writhe (rīᵺ),USA pronunciation v., writhed, writh•ing, n. v.i. - to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
- to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.
v.t. - to twist or bend out of shape or position;
distort;
contort. - to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
n. - a writhing movement;
a twisting of the body, as in pain.
- bef. 900; Middle English writhen (verb, verbal), Old English wrīthan to twist, wind; cognate with Old Norse rītha to knit, twist; akin to wreath, wry
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged thresh, flail, contort, wriggle.
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