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writhe
[ rahyth ]
verb (used without object)
- to twist the body about or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, uncontrolled passion, etc.
- to shrink mentally, as in acute discomfort.
verb (used with object)
- to twist (oneself, the body, etc.) about, as in pain.
noun
- a writhing movement; a twisting of the body, as in pain.
writhe
/ raɪð /
verb
- to twist or squirm in or as if in pain
- intr to move with such motions
- intr to suffer acutely from embarrassment, revulsion, etc
noun
- the act or an instance of writhing
Derived Forms
- ˈwrither, noun
Other Words From
- writh·er noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of writhe1
Example Sentences
The Twomblys, which might appear settled in more sedate company, here writhe and twitch.
While the presidential guards let him writhe in pain on the pavement, people came to help him up.
He loathed himself for submitting to her cruelty, for it was intentional cruelty—she made him writhe and suffer of set purpose.
Mrs. Prentice eyed him in a way that would have made a person with a thinner skin writhe a little.
For a time, the South Wind watched them writhe and twist and try to throw each other to the ground.
He had got under the armor of his enemy at last, and he could feel him wince and writhe at each thrust that he drove home.
Shall the gazer who would read the secrets of the stars turn because under his feet a worm may writhe?
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